Where does “nondiscountable” come from?
nondiscountable (English) comes from English discountable, from English discount, from French descompte, from Old French disconter, from Medieval Latin discomputo, from Latin computō, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
nondiscountable (English): Not discountable
Definitions
- Not discountable
Ancestry of “nondiscountable”, step by step
nondiscountable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discountable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discountable | That can be discounted |
| 2 | English | discount | To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the... |
| 3 | French | descompte | — |
| 4 | Old French | disconter | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | discomputo | I deduct, discount |
| 6 | Latin | computō | to calculate, compute, reckon together |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |