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Where does “nonafferent” come from?

nonafferent (English) comes from English afferent, from Latin adferens, from Latin adferre, from Latin adfero, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

nonafferent (English): Not afferent

Definitions

  1. Not afferent

Ancestry of “nonafferent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishafferentCarrying towards; An afferent structure or...
2LatinadferensAlternative form of afferēns; bringing to
3Latinadferrepresent active infinitive of adferō; to bring to
4LatinadferoAlternative form of afferō; bring forth, carry...
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →