Where does “nonforfeiture” come from?
nonforfeiture (English) comes from English forfeiture, from Middle English forfeture, from Old French forfaiture, from Old French forfaire, from Old French faire, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.
nonforfeiture (English): Lack of forfeiture; failure to forfeit, or...
Definitions
- Lack of forfeiture; failure to forfeit, or...
Ancestry of “nonforfeiture”, step by step
nonforfeiture traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English forfeiture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | forfeiture | A legal action whereby a person loses all... |
| 2 | Middle English | forfeture | crime; punishment |
| 3 | Old French | forfaiture | violation of a feudal duty; fine |
| 4 | Old French | forfaire | to forfeit; to commit a crime; to cause to... |
| 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 | — |