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Where does “nonconfidential” come from?

nonconfidential (English) comes from English confidential, from French confidentiel, from French confident, from Italian confidente, from Latin cōnfīdēns, from Latin cōnfīdō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

nonconfidential (English): Not confidential

Definitions

  1. Not confidential

Ancestry of “nonconfidential”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconfidentialKept, or meant to be kept, secret within a...
2Frenchconfidentielconfidential
3Frenchconfidentconfidant
4Italianconfidenteconfiding, trusting; confidant or confidante
5Latincōnfīdēns—
6Latincōnfīdō—
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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