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Where does “noncounty” come from?

noncounty (English) comes from English county, from Middle English countee, from Anglo-Norman French counté, from Latin comitātus, from Latin comitor, from Latin comes, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

noncounty (English): Not of or pertaining to a county

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to a county

Ancestry of “noncounty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcountyThe land ruled by a count or a countess; An...
2Middle Englishcountee—
3Anglo-Norman Frenchcounté—
4Latincomitātus—
5LatincomitorI join someone as an attendant; accompany,...
6Latincomesa companion, comrade, partner; an attendant, a...
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—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
20Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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