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Where does “nonformulary” come from?

nonformulary (English) comes from English formulary, from French formulaire, from Latin formularium, from Latin formula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

nonformulary (English): Not formulary

Definitions

  1. Not formulary

Ancestry of “nonformulary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishformularyA list of formulas; a collection of set forms to...
2Frenchformulaireform
3Latinformulariumform
4Latinformulashape, outline; form; beauty; pattern, mould;...
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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