Etymology

intact

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Today it means: Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied, or otherwise damaged. Full definition →

Middle French intact ← Latin intact(us)
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  1. Latin · derived fromintact(us)
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromintact
  3. English todayintact

From Middle French intact, from Latin intact(us).

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