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Where does “nonferritic” come from?

nonferritic (English) comes from English ferritic, from English ferrite, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.

nonferritic (English): Not ferritic

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  1. Not ferritic

Ancestry of “nonferritic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishferriticRelating to a ferrite
2EnglishferriteThe interstitial solid solution of carbon in...
3Latinferrumiron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash
4Cornish-er—
5English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
6Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
7Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
8Latin-āre—
9Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
10Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
13Chichewaiyehe, she
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