Where does “noncooperationist” come from?
noncooperationist (English) comes from English noncooperation, from English cooperation, from French coopération, from Middle French cooperation, from Latin cooperatio, from Portuguese cooperar, from Portuguese co-, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
noncooperationist (English): One who refuses to cooperate as a matter of policy
Definitions
- One who refuses to cooperate as a matter of policy
Ancestry of “noncooperationist”, step by step
noncooperationist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English noncooperation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | noncooperation | The active absence of cooperation |
| 2 | English | cooperation | The act of cooperating; Active help from a... |
| 3 | French | coopération | cooperation |
| 4 | Middle French | cooperation | cooperation |
| 5 | Latin | cooperatio | cooperation |
| 6 | Portuguese | cooperar | to cooperate |
| 7 | Portuguese | co- | co |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 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 | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |