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Where does “nonbelligerency” come from?

nonbelligerency (English) comes from English belligerency, from English belligerence, from English belligerent, from Latin belligerans, from Latin belliger, from Latin bellum, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

nonbelligerency (English): Absence of belligerency, especially as an...

Definitions

  1. Absence of belligerency, especially as an...

Ancestry of “nonbelligerency”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbelligerencyAlternative form of belligerence
2EnglishbelligerenceThe state of being belligerent; aggressive...
3EnglishbelligerentEngaged in warfare, warring; Eager to go to war,...
4Latinbelligeranswaging war
5Latinbelligerwaging war; warlike, martial, valiant
6Latinbellumwar; nominative neuter singular of bellus;...
7Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
8Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
9LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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