Where does “nonce word” come from?
nonce word (English) comes from English word, from Middle English word, from Old English worð, from Proto-Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
nonce word (English): A word invented for the occasion
Definitions
- A word invented for the occasion
Ancestry of “nonce word”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | word | The smallest unit of language that has a... |
| 2 | Middle English | word | A word; A statement; a linguistic unit said or... |
| 3 | Old English | worð | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *word | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |