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Where does “nonendogenous” come from?

nonendogenous (English) comes from English endogenous, from English endogen, from English Gen, from English again, from Middle English agayn, from Old English onġēan, from Old English on-, from Old English and- — on, onto.

nonendogenous (English): Not endogenous

Definitions

  1. Not endogenous

Ancestry of “nonendogenous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishendogenousProduced, originating or growing from within; Of...
2EnglishendogenA plant which increases in size by internal...
3EnglishGenA member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression...
4EnglishagainAnother time; once more; Over and above a factor...
5Middle Englishagaynagain
6Old Englishonġēan—
7Old Englishon-forming verbs and adjectives from participles and...
8Old Englishand-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
9Proto-West Germanicanda-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
10Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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