Where does “nondiplomatic” come from?
nondiplomatic (English) comes from English diplomatic, from French diplomatique, from New Latin diplomaticus, from Latin diploma, from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα, from Ancient Greek διπλόω, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti — he, she.
nondiplomatic (English): Not diplomatic
Definitions
- Not diplomatic
Ancestry of “nondiplomatic”, step by step
nondiplomatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English diplomatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diplomatic | Concerning the relationships between the... |
| 2 | French | diplomatique | diplomatic |
| 3 | New Latin | diplomaticus | diplomatic |
| 4 | Latin | diploma | letter of recommendation; diploma |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δίπλωμα | something double; folded paper; double pot, for... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | διπλόω | To repeat a process; To double, multiply by two;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |