Where does “nonchordate” come from?
nonchordate (English) comes from English non, from French non, from Old French non, from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
nonchordate (English): Not chordate
Definitions
- Not chordate
Ancestry of “nonchordate”, step by step
nonchordate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English non
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | non | Obsolete form of none |
| 2 | French | non | no; not; a no, a negative response |
| 3 | Old French | non | no; not; Alternative form of nom |
| 4 | Latin | nōn | not |
| 5 | Old Latin | noenum | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via English chordate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chordate | A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals... |
| 2 | Translingual | Chordata | Chordates; animals having a notochord at some stage of their development, defined as either of |
| 3 | Latin | chorda | cord, string; tripe, intestine; catgut |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χορδή | guts, intestines; string made of gut; string,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰerH- | bowels, intestines |