Where does “nondismissal” come from?
nondismissal (English) comes from English dismissal, from English dismiss, from Latin dimissus, from Latin dīmittō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nondismissal (English): Absence of dismissal; failure to dismiss
Definitions
- Absence of dismissal; failure to dismiss
Ancestry of “nondismissal”, step by step
nondismissal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dismissal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dismissal | The act of sending someone away; Deprivation of... |
| 2 | English | dismiss | To discharge; to end the employment or service... |
| 3 | Latin | dimissus | sent away, dismissed, banished |
| 4 | Latin | dīmittō | to send away, send forth, send off, dismiss, let go |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |