Where does “nonfelony” come from?
nonfelony (English) comes from English felony, from Middle English felony, from Old French felonie, from Old French felon, from Medieval Latin fello, from Frankish fellō, from Proto-Germanic fillô, from Proto-Germanic faluz — to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,...
nonfelony (English): A crime that is not a felony
Definitions
- A crime that is not a felony
Ancestry of “nonfelony”, step by step
nonfelony traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English felony
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | felony | A serious criminal offense, which, under United... |
| 2 | Middle English | felony | — |
| 3 | Old French | felonie | evil; immoral acts or deeds |
| 4 | Old French | felon | evildoer; wrongdoer; immoral person; bastard;... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | fello | I suck; I fellate, perform fellatio, suck off;... |
| 6 | Frankish | fellō | evildoer; wicked person |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fillô | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | faluz | terrible; cruel; bad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pol- | to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,... |