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Where does “noncommemorative” come from?

noncommemorative (English) comes from English commemorative, from English commemorate, from Latin commemoratus, from Latin commemoro, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

noncommemorative (English): Not commemorative

Definitions

  1. Not commemorative

Ancestry of “noncommemorative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommemorativeServing to commemorate something; An object made...
2EnglishcommemorateTo honour the memory of someone or something with...
3Latincommemoratusrecalled; remembered
4LatincommemoroI recall; I remember; I mention or relate
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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