Where does “nonclearance” come from?
nonclearance (English) comes from English clearance, from English -ance, from Middle English -aunce, from Old French -ance, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
nonclearance (English): Absence of clearance; failure to clear something
Definitions
- Absence of clearance; failure to clear something
Ancestry of “nonclearance”, step by step
nonclearance traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clearance
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clearance | The act of clearing or something cleared; The... |
| 2 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 3 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 4 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |