Where does “nonfeasance” come from?
nonfeasance (English) comes from English feasance, from Anglo-Norman fesance, from Old French faisance, from Old French faisant, from Old French faire, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.
nonfeasance (English): The intentional failure to perform an official...
Definitions
- The intentional failure to perform an official...
Ancestry of “nonfeasance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feasance | the performing of an act, especially out of one's... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | fesance | act; deed; action |
| 3 | Old French | faisance | action, deed, enactment |
| 4 | Old French | faisant | — |
| 5 | Old French | faire | to do |
| 6 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 7 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 9 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |