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Where does “nonaid” come from?

nonaid (English) comes from English aid, from Middle English aiden, from Middle French ayder, from Old French aidier, from Latin adiūtō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

nonaid (English): Not of or pertaining to aid

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to aid

Ancestry of “nonaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaidHelp; assistance; succor, relief; A helper; an...
2Middle EnglishaidenTo aid
3Middle Frenchayderto help; to aid
4Old Frenchaidierto help
5Latinadiūtō—
6Latin-tō—
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus—
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →