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Where does “noncommutativity” come from?

noncommutativity (English) comes from English commutativity, from English commutative, from French commuter, from Latin commūtō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

noncommutativity (English): The condition of being noncommutative

Definitions

  1. The condition of being noncommutative

Ancestry of “noncommutativity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommutativityThe state of being commutative
2EnglishcommutativeSuch that the order in which the operands are...
3Frenchcommuterto commute; to switch
4Latincommūtō—
5Latincōn-—
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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