Where does “nonchampionship” come from?
nonchampionship (English) comes from English championship, from English champion, from Middle English champioun, from Old French champiun, from Medieval Latin campio, from Frankish kampijō, from Proto-Germanic kampijô, from Latin campus — to bend, to curve.
nonchampionship (English): Not belonging or relating to a championship
Definitions
- Not belonging or relating to a championship
Ancestry of “nonchampionship”, step by step
nonchampionship traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English championship
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | championship | A competition to determine a champion, especially... |
| 2 | English | champion | An ongoing winner in a game or contest; Someone... |
| 3 | Middle English | champioun | A sportsperson who utilises brute strength; a... |
| 4 | Old French | champiun | fighter, champion |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | campio | combatant in a duel, champion; champion |
| 6 | Frankish | kampijō | fighter; combat soldier |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kampijô | — |
| 8 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |