Where does “nonclause” come from?
nonclause (English) comes from English clause, from French clause, from German Klausel, from Spanish cláusula, from Portuguese cláusula, from Italian clausola, from Latin clausula, from Latin -ula — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
nonclause (English): An utterance that is nonclausal, such as a noun phrase, prepositional phrase, or interjection
Definitions
- An utterance that is nonclausal, such as a noun phrase, prepositional phrase, or interjection
Ancestry of “nonclause”, step by step
nonclause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clause
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clause | A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and... |
| 2 | French | clause | clause |
| 3 | German | Klausel | term; clause |
| 4 | Spanish | cláusula | clause |
| 5 | Portuguese | cláusula | clause |
| 6 | Italian | clausola | clause, codicil |
| 7 | Latin | clausula | conclusion, close, end; the close of a period;... |
| 8 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |