Where does “nondangerous” come from?
nondangerous (English) comes from English dangerous, from Middle English dangerous, from Old French dangereus, from Old French dangier, from Latin domniārium, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
nondangerous (English): Not dangerous
Definitions
- Not dangerous
Ancestry of “nondangerous”, step by step
nondangerous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dangerous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dangerous | Full of danger; Causing danger; ready to do harm... |
| 2 | Middle English | dangerous | difficult, severe, domineering, arrogant, fraught... |
| 3 | Old French | dangereus | threatening, difficult |
| 4 | Old French | dangier | difficulty; problem; danger |
| 5 | Latin | domniārium | — |
| 6 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 7 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |