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Where does “nonauthigenic” come from?

nonauthigenic (English) comes from English authigenic, from Ancient Greek αὖθι, from Ancient Greek αὐτόθι, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from French mobile, from Latin mōbilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

nonauthigenic (English): Not authigenic

Definitions

  1. Not authigenic

Ancestry of “nonauthigenic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishauthigenicGenerated where it is found or observed
2Ancient GreekαὖθιContraction of αὐτόθι; on the spot
3Ancient Greekαὐτόθιon the spot; here, there; forthwith, straightway
4Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
5Frenchmobilemobile; moving; movable
6Latinmōbilis—
7Latin-bilis-ble
8Proto-Italic-ðlis—
9Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
10Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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