Where does “nonalphanumeric” come from?
nonalphanumeric (English) comes from English alphanumeric, from English numeric, from French numérique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
nonalphanumeric (English): Not alphanumeric; Any text character that is not...
Definitions
- Not alphanumeric; Any text character that is not...
Ancestry of “nonalphanumeric”, step by step
nonalphanumeric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alphanumeric
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alphanumeric | Consisting of, or limited to, letters and/or... |
| 2 | English | numeric | Of or relating to numbers, especially the... |
| 3 | French | numérique | numeric; numerical; digital |
| 4 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 5 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 6 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 7 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |