Where does “nondescript” come from?
Nondescript comes from Latin nōna meaning ninth, from Latin nōnus meaning ninth, from Latin novem meaning nine, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ meaning nine.
nondescript (English): Not described; Without distinguishing qualities...
Definitions
- Not described; Without distinguishing qualities...
Ancestry of “nondescript”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | descript | Archaic form of described |
| 2 | Latin | dēscrīptus | — |
| 3 | Latin | dēscrībō | — |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē | — |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “nondescript”