Where does “nonerect” come from?

nonerect (English) comes from English erect, from Middle English erect, from Latin ērectus, from Latin ērigō, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

nonerect (English): Not erect

Definitions

  1. Not erect

Ancestry of “nonerect”, step by step

nonerect traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English erect

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisherectUpright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards;...
2Middle Englisherect
3Latinērectuserected, made upright, raised, having been set up
4Latinērigōto raise up, elevate, lift
5Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
6Proto-Italicregō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic regō