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accantaniṭṭho

accantaniṭṭha

masc nom sg of accantaniṭṭha (adj)

1. completely finished; absolutely done

Built from

• ati — prefix · beyond, over
  Excess and intensity; transcendence of a limit. Cognate with Greek eti 'still, besides'.
• anta — root · end, limit
  From Indo-European *h₂ent- 'front, end'; cognate with English end, Latin antae.
• niṭṭha — stem · settled, fixed
  From √sthā 'stand' (cognate with English stand, Latin stāre); the verbal adjective expresses the state of being firmly placed or resolved.

Analysis. accanta (adverb: completely, utterly) + niṭṭha (settled, established, fixed); literally 'utterly settled', hence completely finished or established.

Etymology. accanta from ati + anta (beyond + end), niṭṭha from √sthā (stand, be fixed; cognate with English stand, Latin stāre). The compound fuses 'exceeding the end' with 'firmly positioned' to express totality.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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