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Where does “noncontagiousness” come from?

noncontagiousness (English) comes from English noncontagious, from English non-, from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos, from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō, from Proto-Indo-European néweh₂ti — new; to nod, assent to.

noncontagiousness (English): Quality of being noncontagious

Definitions

  1. Quality of being noncontagious

Ancestry of “noncontagiousness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnoncontagiousNot contagious
2Englishnon-Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of...
3Latinnōnus—
4Latinnovenosaccusative masculine plural of novēnus
5Latinnovemnine; 9; first-person singular present active...
6LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
7Proto-Italicnowāō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
9Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
10Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
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