Etymology

integral

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Today it means: Constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable. Full definition →

Middle French integral ← Medieval Latin integrālis ← Latin integer
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  1. Latin · derived frominteger“entire”
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromintegrālis
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromintegral
  4. English todayintegral

Borrowed from Middle French integral, from Medieval Latin integrālis, from Latin integer (“entire”); see integer.

Words from the same roots

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