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Where does “nonethnic” come from?

nonethnic (English) comes from English ethnic, from French ethnique, from Middle French ethnique, from Old French ethnique, from Latin ethnicus, from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός, from Ancient Greek ἔθνος, from Ancient Greek ἔθω — to do, put, place.

nonethnic (English): Not ethnic; One who does not belong to an ethnic...

Definitions

  1. Not ethnic; One who does not belong to an ethnic...

Ancestry of “nonethnic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethnicOf or relating to a group of people having common...
2Frenchethniqueethnic
3Middle Frenchethnique—
4Old Frenchethnique—
5Latinethnicusheathen; pagan
6Ancient Greekἐθνικόςnational
7Ancient Greekἔθνοςgroup of people: tribe, family; group of animals:...
8Ancient GreekἔθωI am accustomed, I tend to
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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