Where does “nonaction” come from?
nonaction (English) comes from English action, from Middle English accioun, from Old French aucion, from Latin āctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nonaction (English): The absence of action; failure to act
Definitions
- The absence of action; failure to act
Ancestry of “nonaction”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | action | Something done, often so as to accomplish a... |
| 2 | Middle English | accioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | aucion | action; act; deed |
| 4 | Latin | āctiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |