Where does “nonarbitrary” come from?
nonarbitrary (English) comes from English arbitrary, from French arbitraire, from Italian arbitrario, from Latin arbitrarius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
nonarbitrary (English): Not arbitrary
Definitions
- Not arbitrary
Ancestry of “nonarbitrary”, step by step
nonarbitrary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arbitrary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arbitrary | Based on individual discretion or judgment; not... |
| 2 | French | arbitraire | arbitrary |
| 3 | Italian | arbitrario | arbitrary |
| 4 | Latin | arbitrarius | arbitrating; arbitrary |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |