Where does “nonappositional” come from?
nonappositional (English) comes from English appositional, from English apposition, from Middle English apposicioun, from Middle French apposition, from Latin appositio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nonappositional (English): Not appositional
Definitions
- Not appositional
Ancestry of “nonappositional”, step by step
nonappositional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English appositional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | appositional | Relating to apposition; A compound or... |
| 2 | English | apposition | A construction in which one noun or noun phrase... |
| 3 | Middle English | apposicioun | The act of adding or utlising; apposition;... |
| 4 | Middle French | apposition | — |
| 5 | Latin | appositio | apposition |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |