Where does “nonacquittal” come from?
nonacquittal (English) comes from English acquittal, from English acquit, from Middle English aquī̆ten, from Medieval Latin acquitare, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
nonacquittal (English): Absence of acquittal; failure to acquit
Definitions
- Absence of acquittal; failure to acquit
Ancestry of “nonacquittal”, step by step
nonacquittal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English acquittal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | acquittal | The act of fulfilling the duties; A legal... |
| 2 | English | acquit | To declare or find innocent or not guilty; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | aquī̆ten | To give in return; to pay or repay a debt or fee |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | acquitare | to settle a debt |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |