Where does “nonaristocrat” come from?
nonaristocrat (English) comes from English aristocrat, from French aristocrate, from French aristocratie, from Middle French aristocratie, from Medieval Latin aristocratia, from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ, from Ancient Greek ἄριστος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éristos — to fit, to fix, to put together.
nonaristocrat (English): One who is not an aristocrat
Definitions
- One who is not an aristocrat
Ancestry of “nonaristocrat”, step by step
nonaristocrat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aristocrat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aristocrat | One of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of... |
| 2 | French | aristocrate | aristocratic; aristocrat, noble |
| 3 | French | aristocratie | an aristocracy |
| 4 | Middle French | aristocratie | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | aristocratia | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀριστοκρατίᾱ | aristocracy; the rule of the best; the rule of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄριστος | best (in multivarious contexts) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éristos | fittest, most fitting, most suitable |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |