Where does “nonflaccid” come from?
nonflaccid (English) comes from English flaccid, from Latin flaccidus, from Latin flacceō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
nonflaccid (English): Not flaccid
Definitions
- Not flaccid
Ancestry of “nonflaccid”, step by step
nonflaccid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flaccid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flaccid | Flabby; Soft; floppy; Lacking energy or vigor |
| 2 | Latin | flaccidus | flaccid, flabby, pendulous; languid, feeble, weak |
| 3 | Latin | flacceō | to be flabby or flaccid |
| 4 | Latin | -eō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |