Where does “non-descript” come from?
non-descript (Dutch) comes from English nondescript, from English descript, from Latin dēscrīptus, from Latin dēscrībō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
non-descript (Dutch): nondescript
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Ancestry of “non-descript”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nondescript | Not described; Without distinguishing qualities... |
| 2 | English | descript | Archaic form of described |
| 3 | Latin | dēscrīptus | copied, transcribed |
| 4 | Latin | dēscrībō | to copy off or transcribe something from the original, write down, write out |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |