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Where does “nondebt” come from?

nondebt (English) comes from English debt, from Middle English dette, from Old French dete, from Latin dēbita, from Latin dēbitus, from Latin dēbeō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.

nondebt (English): Not of or pertaining to debt

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to debt

Ancestry of “nondebt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdebtAn action, state of mind, or object one has an...
2Middle EnglishdetteGoods or possessions owed to or due to another...
3Old Frenchdetedebt
4Latindēbita—
5Latindēbitus—
6Latindēbeō—
7Latindē-—
8Latindē—
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicposti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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