Where does “non-idiomatic” come from?
non-idiomatic (English) comes from English idiomatic, from French idiomatique, from Ancient Greek ἰδιωματικός, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοῦσθαι, from Ancient Greek ἴδιος, from Proto-Hellenic *hwédios.
non-idiomatic (English): Alternative form of nonidiomatic
Definitions
- Alternative form of nonidiomatic
Ancestry of “non-idiomatic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | idiomatic | Pertaining or conforming to the natural mode of... |
| 2 | French | idiomatique | idiomatic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἰδιωματικός | related to an idiom |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἰδίωμα | peculiarity, specific property, unique feature;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἰδιοῦσθαι | to make one's own, appropriate to oneself |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἴδιος | pertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *hwédios | — |