Where does “nondominant” come from?
Nondominant derives from English dominant, which comes from Latin dominans, the present participle of dominare, meaning to rule or have power over.
nondominant (English): Not dominant; A person or organism that is not...
Definitions
- Not dominant; A person or organism that is not...
Ancestry of “nondominant”, step by step
nondominant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English non
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 | not |
| 5 | Old Latin | noenum | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via English dominant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | dominant | The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on |
| 2 | Middle French | dominant | — |