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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

  1. Alternative form of nonidiomatic

Ancestry of “non-idiomatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishidiomaticPertaining or conforming to the natural mode of...
2Frenchidiomatiqueidiomatic
3Ancient Greekἰδιωματικόςrelated to an idiom
4Ancient Greekἰδίωμαpeculiarity, specific property, unique feature;...
5Ancient Greekἰδιοῦσθαιto make one's own, appropriate to oneself
6Ancient Greekἴδιοςpertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;...
7Proto-Hellenic*hwédios—
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