Where does “nonexpert” come from?
nonexpert (English) comes from English expert, from Latin expertus, from Latin experior, from Latin pariō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
nonexpert (English): A person who is not an expert
Definitions
- A person who is not an expert
Ancestry of “nonexpert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | expert | Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable;... |
| 2 | Latin | expertus | tested; having tested; proved; having proven;... |
| 3 | Latin | experior | I attempt, I try; I test, I put to the test, I... |
| 4 | Latin | pariō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “nonexpert”