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Where does “nondeviator” come from?

nondeviator (English) comes from English deviator, from English OR, from Middle English ōr, from Middle French or, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus.

nondeviator (English): One who or that which does not deviate from a...

Definitions

  1. One who or that which does not deviate from a...

Ancestry of “nondeviator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeviatorThat which deviates, or causes deviation
2EnglishORInclusive or; either one proposition or the other...
3Middle Englishōr—
4Middle Frenchorgold
5Old Frenchorgold; blond color; Alternative form of ore
6Latinaurumgold; any object made of gold, such as a gold...
7Latinausumnominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative...
8Latinaususdared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,...
9Latinaudeō—
10LatinavidusGreedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,...
11Latin-idustending to
12Proto-Italic*-iðos—
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