Where does “noncareerist” come from?
noncareerist (English) comes from English careerist, from English career, from French carrière, from Old French quarrière, from Vulgar Latin quadraria, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor — and.
noncareerist (English): One who is not a careerist
Definitions
- One who is not a careerist
Ancestry of “noncareerist”, step by step
noncareerist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English careerist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | careerist | A person who pursues the advancement of their... |
| 2 | English | career | One's calling in life; a person's occupation;... |
| 3 | French | carrière | racecourse; career; quarry |
| 4 | Old French | quarrière | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | quadraria | — |
| 6 | Latin | quadrō | to make four-cornered, square, make square |
| 7 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 8 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 9 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 10 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 11 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |