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Where does “nonaccrual” come from?

nonaccrual (English) comes from English accrual, from English accrue, from Middle English acrewen, from Old French acreue, from Old French accreistre, from Latin accrēscō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.

nonaccrual (English): Not of or relating to accrual

Definitions

  1. Not of or relating to accrual

Ancestry of “nonaccrual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaccrualAn increase; something that accumulates,...
2EnglishaccrueTo increase, to rise; to reach or come to by way...
3Middle Englishacrewen—
4Old Frenchacreue—
5Old FrenchaccreistreTo increase
6Latinaccrēscō—
7Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
8Latinīn-—
9Latinîn—
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →