Where does “nondisturbance” come from?
nondisturbance (English) comes from English disturbance, from Old French destorbance, from Old French destourber, from Latin disturbo, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nondisturbance (English): An agreement not to disturb tenants in a...
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- An agreement not to disturb tenants in a...
Ancestry of “nondisturbance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | disturbance | The act of disturbing, being disturbed; Something... |
| 2 | Old French | destorbance | — |
| 3 | Old French | destourber | disturb |
| 4 | Latin | disturbo | I disturb; I demolish, destroy |
| 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 |