Where does “nonalimony” come from?
nonalimony (English) comes from English alimony, from Latin alimōnia, from Latin -monia, from Latin -monium, from Proto-Indo-European -monyom, from Proto-Indo-European -mō — Creates agent nouns from verbs.
nonalimony (English): Not of or pertaining to alimony
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to alimony
Ancestry of “nonalimony”, step by step
nonalimony traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alimony
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alimony | A court-mandated allowance made to a former... |
| 2 | Latin | alimōnia | food, nourishment |
| 3 | Latin | -monia | Forms abstract nouns from adjectives and possibly... |
| 4 | Latin | -monium | Forms collective nouns and nouns designating... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -monyom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mō | Creates agent nouns from verbs |