Where does “nonconstitutional” come from?
nonconstitutional (English) comes from English constitutional, from English constitution, from Middle English constitucioun, from Old French constitucion, from Latin cōnstitūtiō, from Latin cōnstituō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
nonconstitutional (English): unconstitutional, contrary to the constitution;...
Definitions
- unconstitutional, contrary to the constitution;...
Ancestry of “nonconstitutional”, step by step
nonconstitutional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English constitutional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | constitutional | Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution or... |
| 2 | English | constitution | The act, or process of setting something up, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | constitucioun | An ecclesiastical decree or rule, especially one... |
| 4 | Old French | constitucion | constitution |
| 5 | Latin | cōnstitūtiō | a constitution, disposition, nature, character |
| 6 | Latin | cōnstituō | to place, put, locate, lay |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |