Where does “nondisjunctive” come from?
nondisjunctive (English) comes from English disjunctive, from Middle English disjunctief, from Latin disjunctivus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
nondisjunctive (English): Not disjunctive
Definitions
- Not disjunctive
Ancestry of “nondisjunctive”, step by step
nondisjunctive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disjunctive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disjunctive | Not connected; separated; Not used in immediate... |
| 2 | Middle English | disjunctief | — |
| 3 | Latin | disjunctivus | Alternative form of disiunctivus; placed in... |
| 4 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |