entire

Where does the word "entire" come from? It comes from Latin integer, passing through Old French before entering English (1300s).

Entire’s story begins in Latin: integer meant “whole, untouched.” 'in-', not, plus 'tangere', to touch; also the root of 'integer'. By medieval, the word had taken hold in Old French as entier. The Latin 'g' dropped in French. It reached English by 1300s as entire. 'entirely' followed. Today, entire means with no part left out.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient integer "whole, untouched", 'in-', not, plus 'tangere', to touch; also the root of 'integer'.
2. Stage 2 · Old French · medieval entier "whole", the Latin 'g' dropped in French.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1300s entire "whole", 'entirely' followed.