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Where does “nonexcited” come from?

nonexcited (English) comes from English excited, from English excite, from Middle English exciten, from Old French exciter, from Latin excitō, from Latin excieo, from Latin ex-, from Latin e.

nonexcited (English): Not excited

Definitions

  1. Not excited

Ancestry of “nonexcited”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexcitedHaving great enthusiasm; Being in a state of...
2EnglishexciteTo stir the emotions of; To arouse or bring out ;...
3Middle Englishexciten—
4Old Frenchexciter—
5Latinexcitō—
6LatinexcieoAlternative form of exciō; call out, arouse,...
7Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
8LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
9LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
10Latincommūnicō—
11Latincommūnis—
12Old Latincom(m)oinis—
13Proto-Italickommoinis—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
16Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
17Middle Englishkyt—
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