Entirety
/ɪnˈtaɪə.ti/noun
The state of being whole, complete, or undivided.
Did you know?Entirety comes from the same Latin root as “integrity,” and both ultimately trace back to the idea of being untouched or whole, not broken apart.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tag-
“to touch, handle”
Latin
Latin
integer
“untouched, whole, intact”
Latin
Latin
integritas
“wholeness, soundness, integrity”
Old French
Old French
entier
“whole, complete, undivided”
Middle English
English
entirete
“wholeness, completeness”
Modern English
English
entirety
“the state of being whole or complete”