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Where does “noncarious” come from?

noncarious (English) comes from English carious, from French carieux, from French carie, from Latin cariēs, from Latin careō, from Proto-Italic kazēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

noncarious (English): Not carious

Definitions

  1. Not carious

Ancestry of “noncarious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcariousHaving caries ; decayed, rotten
2Frenchcarieuxcarious
3Frenchcariedecay , cavity; rot; rust
4Latincariēs—
5Latincareō—
6Proto-Italickazēōto lack
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-éh₁-ye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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