Where does “noncharitable” come from?
noncharitable (English) comes from English charitable, from Old French charitable, from Old French charité, from Latin cāritās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
noncharitable (English): Not charitable
Definitions
- Not charitable
Ancestry of “noncharitable”, step by step
noncharitable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English charitable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | charitable | Pertaining to charity; Kind, generous; Having a... |
| 2 | Old French | charitable | — |
| 3 | Old French | charité | generosity; sense of charity; charitable... |
| 4 | Latin | cāritās | dearness |
| 5 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |