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Where does “nonappropriative” come from?

nonappropriative (English) comes from English appropriative, from English appropriate, from Middle English appropriaten, from Latin appropriatus, from Latin approprio, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

nonappropriative (English): Not appropriative

Definitions

  1. Not appropriative

Ancestry of “nonappropriative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishappropriativeTaking or setting apart for oneself;...
2EnglishappropriateSuitable or fit; proper; Suitable to the social...
3Middle Englishappropriaten—
4Latinappropriatus—
5LatinapproprioI make it my own, appropriate
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →