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Where does “nonexchangeable” come from?

nonexchangeable (English) comes from English exchangeable, from English exchange, from Middle English eschaungen, from Anglo-Norman eschaungier, from Old French eschanger, from Vulgar Latin excambiare, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...

nonexchangeable (English): Not exchangeable; unable to be exchanged

Definitions

  1. Not exchangeable; unable to be exchanged

Ancestry of “nonexchangeable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexchangeableAble to be exchanged; Having an associated right...
2EnglishexchangeAn act of exchanging or trading; A place for...
3Middle Englisheschaungen—
4Anglo-Normaneschaungier—
5Old FrencheschangerAlternative form of eschangier
6Vulgar Latinexcambiarepresent active infinitive of *excambiō;...
7LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
8Latincommūnicō—
9Latincommūnis—
10Old Latincom(m)oinis—
11Proto-Italickommoinis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Middle Dutchkittea wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...
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