Where does “nonaqueous” come from?
nonaqueous (English) comes from English aqueous, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
nonaqueous (English): Not aqueous
Ancestry of “nonaqueous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | aqueous | Consisting mostly of water |
| 2 | English | -ous | Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ous | — |
| 4 | Old French | -us | -ous, used for forming adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | -ōsus | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |