Where does “nondenominational” come from?
Nondenominational derives from English denomination, which combines English aldehyde and English nine through Latin novem, Latin -tio, Latin de, and Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥.
nondenominational (English): Lacking a denomination; not specific to a...
Definitions
- Lacking a denomination; not specific to a...
Ancestry of “nondenominational”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | denominational | Of or pertaining to a denomination |
| 2 | English | denomination | The act of naming or designating; That by which... |
| 3 | Old French | denominacion | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēnōminātiō | metonymy |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |