Where does “nonconfining” come from?
nonconfining (English) comes from English confining, from English confine, from Middle French confiner, from Middle French confins, from Latin confines, from Latin confinium, from Latin confinis, from Latin cōn- — resin.
nonconfining (English): Not causing confinement
Ancestry of “nonconfining”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | confining | present participle of confine; limiting;... |
| 2 | English | confine | To restrict; to keep within bounds; to shut or... |
| 3 | Middle French | confiner | — |
| 4 | Middle French | confins | — |
| 5 | Latin | confines | nominative masculine plural of cōnfīnis;... |
| 6 | Latin | confinium | confine; border; limit |
| 7 | Latin | confinis | bordering on, adjoining, contiguous |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | — |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |