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Where does “non-invasive” come from?

non-invasive (English) comes from English invasive, from Middle French invasif, from Medieval Latin invasivus, from Latin invāsus, from Latin invado, from Latin vādō, from Latin vadere, from Latin vado — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

non-invasive (English): alternative form of noninvasive

Definitions

  1. alternative form of noninvasive

Ancestry of “non-invasive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinvasiveThat invades a foreign country using military...
2Middle Frenchinvasif—
3Medieval Latininvasivus—
4Latininvāsus—
5LatininvadoI enter; I invade
6Latinvādō—
7Latinvaderesecond-person singular present passive...
8LatinvadoI go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through
9Proto-Italicwāðōadvance, proceed, go
10Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →