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Where does “NFD” come from?

NFD (English) comes from English D, from English dirham, from Arabic دِرْهَم, from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭, from Ancient Greek δραχμή, from Ancient Greek δράσσομαι, from Proto-Indo-European dreǵʰ- — to be unwilling, vexed.

NFD (English): Initialism of Normalization Form: Decomposition

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  1. Initialism of Normalization Form: Decomposition

Ancestry of “NFD”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDThe ordinal number fourth, derived from this...
2EnglishdirhamA unit of currency used in the Arab world,...
3Arabicدِرْهَم—
4Middle Persian𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭drachm
5Ancient Greekδραχμήdrachma; drachm
6Ancient Greekδράσσομαιto grasp, take handfuls; I hold, seize; to hold,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeandreǵʰ-to be unwilling, vexed
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