Where does “nonentrant” come from?
nonentrant (English) comes from English entrant, from French entrant, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
nonentrant (English): One who is not an entrant
Definitions
- One who is not an entrant
Ancestry of “nonentrant”, step by step
nonentrant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English entrant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | entrant | A participant who enters something, such as a... |
| 2 | French | entrant | present participle of entrer |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |