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Where does “nonamputee” come from?

nonamputee (English) comes from English amputee, from French amputée, from Latin amputatus, from Latin amputo, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.

nonamputee (English): One who is not an amputee

Definitions

  1. One who is not an amputee

Ancestry of “nonamputee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamputeeA person who has had one or more limbs removed
2Frenchamputéefeminine singular of the past participle of...
3Latinamputatuscut off
4LatinamputoI prune, cut off; I curtail, shorten
5Latinambi-ambi-
6Latinambō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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