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Where does “nondyadic” come from?

nondyadic (English) comes from English dyadic, from English dyad, from Ancient Greek δυάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön- — sound, voice.

nondyadic (English): Not dyadic

Definitions

  1. Not dyadic

Ancestry of “nondyadic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdyadicPertaining to a dyad, the number two; of two...
2EnglishdyadA set of two elements treated as one; a pair; Any...
3Ancient Greekδυάςthe number two; a group of two; couple, pair,...
4Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
5Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
6Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
7Hungarianönyou
8Hungarianön-self-
9Turkishönfront
10Ottoman Turkishاوك—
11Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice
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