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Where does “nondeferrable” come from?

nondeferrable (English) comes from English deferrable, from English defer, from Middle English differren, from Middle French déférer, from Latin dēferō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

nondeferrable (English): Not deferrable

Definitions

  1. Not deferrable

Ancestry of “nondeferrable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeferrableThat can be deferred
2EnglishdeferTo delay or postpone; After winning the opening...
3Middle EnglishdifferrenTo postpone or defer; to do later than was...
4Middle Frenchdéférer—
5Latindēferō—
6Latindē-—
7Latindē—
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicposti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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