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
- One who is not an amputee
Ancestry of “nonamputee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | amputee | A person who has had one or more limbs removed |
| 2 | French | amputée | feminine singular of the past participle of... |
| 3 | Latin | amputatus | cut off |
| 4 | Latin | amputo | I prune, cut off; I curtail, shorten |
| 5 | Latin | ambi- | ambi- |
| 6 | Latin | ambō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |