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Where does “noncommunicable” come from?

noncommunicable (English) comes from English communicable, from Old French communicable, from Latin communicabilis, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

noncommunicable (English): That cannot be passed on to others; not...

Definitions

  1. That cannot be passed on to others; not...

Ancestry of “noncommunicable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommunicableAble to be transmitted between people or animals;...
2Old Frenchcommunicable—
3Latincommunicabiliscommunicable, able to be communicated
4Latincommūnicō—
5Latincommūnis—
6Old Latincom(m)oinis—
7Proto-Italickommoinis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
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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