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Where does “nonexponentially” come from?

nonexponentially (English) comes from English nonexponential, from English exponential, from French exponentiel, from French -iel, from French -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

nonexponentially (English): In a nonexponential manner

Definitions

  1. In a nonexponential manner

Ancestry of “nonexponentially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonexponentialNot having exponential growth
2EnglishexponentialRelating to an exponent; Expressed in terms of a...
3Frenchexponentielexponential
4French-ielSuffix used to form adjectives. Compare with...
5French-elTo make an adjectival form of a noun; -al
6Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
7Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
8Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
9Proto-Italic-olos—
10Proto-Italic-elos—
11Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
12Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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