Where does “nondirective” come from?
Nondirective comes from English directive combined with the prefix non-, ultimately from Latin nonus meaning ninth, derived from Latin novem meaning nine, which traces to Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥.
nondirective (English): Not directive; A statement or utterance that is...
Definitions
- Not directive; A statement or utterance that is...
Ancestry of “nondirective”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | non | Obsolete form of none |
| 2 | French | non | no; not; a no, a negative response |
| 3 | Old French | non | no; not; Alternative form of nom |
| 4 | Latin | nōn | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | noenum | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |