Where does “nonalert” come from?
nonalert (English) comes from English Alert, from French alerte, from Italian all'erta, from Italian erta, from Italian erto, from Latin ērectus, from Latin ērigō, from Latin regō — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
nonalert (English): Not alert; inattentive or relaxed
Definitions
- Not alert; inattentive or relaxed
Ancestry of “nonalert”, step by step
nonalert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Alert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Alert | the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world |
| 2 | French | alerte | alert; agile; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Italian | all'erta | Alternative spelling of allerta; to the height |
| 4 | Italian | erta | feminine singular of erto; steep slope |
| 5 | Italian | erto | steep |
| 6 | Latin | ērectus | erected, made upright, raised, having been set up |
| 7 | Latin | ērigō | to raise up, elevate, lift |
| 8 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |