Where does “nonbinariness” come from?
nonbinariness (English) comes from English nonbinary, from English binary, from Late Latin binarius, from Latin bīnī, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Ancestry of “nonbinariness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nonbinary | — |
| 2 | English | binary | Being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive... |
| 3 | Late Latin | binarius | consisting of two; Containing or consisting of... |
| 4 | Latin | bīnī | — |
| 5 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 6 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |