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infinitive (n.)
"simple, uninflected form of a verb," 1510s (mid-15c. as an adjective), from Late Latin
infinitivus
"unlimited, indefinite," from Latin
infinitus
(see
infinite
). "Indefinite" because not having definite person or number.