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Where does “noncompetency” come from?

noncompetency (English) comes from English competency, from Late Latin competentia, from Latin competens, from Latin competo, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

noncompetency (English): Lack of competency

Definitions

  1. Lack of competency

Ancestry of “noncompetency”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompetencyA sufficient supply; A sustainable income; The...
2Late Latincompetentiaagreement, symmetry, correspondence; conjunction;...
3Latincompetensmeeting, coinciding, agreeing
4Latincompetocome together, meet; agree, coincide in point of...
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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