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
- Absence of belligerency, especially as an...
Ancestry of “nonbelligerency”, step by step
nonbelligerency traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English belligerency
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | belligerency | Alternative form of belligerence |
| 2 | English | belligerence | The state of being belligerent; aggressive... |
| 3 | English | belligerent | Engaged in warfare, warring; Eager to go to war,... |
| 4 | Latin | belligerans | waging war |
| 5 | Latin | belliger | waging war; warlike, martial, valiant |
| 6 | Latin | bellum | war; nominative neuter singular of bellus;... |
| 7 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 8 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 9 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |