Where does “nonconvective” come from?

nonconvective (English) comes from English convective, from English convect, from English convection, from Latin convectionem, from Latin convectus, from Latin conveho, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — whale, sea monster; abyss.

nonconvective (English): Not convective

Definitions

  1. Not convective

Ancestry of “nonconvective”, step by step

nonconvective traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English convective

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconvectiveOf, pertaining to, or employing convection;...
2EnglishconvectTo carry or convey; to move upward through a...
3EnglishconvectionThe process of conveying something; The...
4Latinconvectionem
5Latinconvectuscarried (to a place), having been carried (to a place)
6LatinconvehoI carry; I collect or gather; I harvest
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
16Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
17Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτοςEvery word from Old Church Slavonic китъEvery word from Russian кит