Where does “nonadditive” come from?
nonadditive (English) comes from English additive, from Late Latin additivus, from Latin addere, from Latin addō, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
nonadditive (English): Not additive
Ancestry of “nonadditive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | additive | Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been,... |
| 2 | Late Latin | additivus | — |
| 3 | Latin | addere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | addō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -dō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -dô | — |
| 7 | Sicilian | di | — |
| 8 | Latin | dē | — |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |