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Where does “nondescriptional” come from?

nondescriptional (English) comes from English descriptional, from English description, from Old French description, from Latin dēscrīptiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

nondescriptional (English): Not descriptional

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  1. Not descriptional

Ancestry of “nondescriptional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdescriptionalOf, pertaining to, or using description
2EnglishdescriptionA sketch or account of anything in words; a...
3Old Frenchdescriptiondescription
4Latindēscrīptiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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