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Where does “nondepartmental” come from?

nondepartmental (English) comes from English departmental, from French départemental, from French département, from Middle French département, from Old French département, from Old French departir, from Latin departiō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.

nondepartmental (English): Not related to a specific department or...

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  1. Not related to a specific department or...

Ancestry of “nondepartmental”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdepartmentalOf or pertaining to a department
2Frenchdépartementaldepartmental
3Frenchdépartementdepartment; département
4Middle Frenchdépartement—
5Old Frenchdépartement—
6Old Frenchdepartirto leave; to depart; departure
7Latindepartiō—
8Latindē-—
9Latindē—
10Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
11Latinposteablative singular of postis
12Proto-Italicposti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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