Where does “nonageist” come from?
nonageist (English) comes from English ageist, from English age, from Middle English age, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin aetaticum, from Latin aetās, from Latin aevitās, from Proto-Italic aiwotāts — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
nonageist (English): Not ageist; free from stereotypes about or discrimination based on age
Definitions
- Not ageist; free from stereotypes about or discrimination based on age
Ancestry of “nonageist”, step by step
nonageist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ageist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ageist | Unfairly discriminatory against someone based on... |
| 2 | English | age | The whole duration of a being, whether animal,... |
| 3 | Middle English | age | The age of someone or rarely something; how old someone is |
| 4 | Old French | aage | age |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 6 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 7 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |