Where does “nongeneralizable” come from?
nongeneralizable (English) comes from English generalizable, from English generalize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.
nongeneralizable (English): Not generalizable; from which one cannot...
Definitions
- Not generalizable; from which one cannot...
Ancestry of “nongeneralizable”, step by step
nongeneralizable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English generalizable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | generalizable | Capable of being generalized |
| 2 | English | generalize | To speak in generalities, or in vague terms; To... |
| 3 | English | -ize | Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives |
| 4 | Middle English | -isen | -ise, -ize |
| 5 | Middle French | -iser | -ize |
| 6 | Latin | -izō | Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |