Where does “nongovernmental” come from?
Nongovernmental derives from English governmental, which combines English government with the prefix non-, ultimately tracing through Latin novem and Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ to roots meaning "nine" and "mind."
nongovernmental (English): Not governmental; not derived from a government;...
Definitions
- Not governmental; not derived from a government;...
Ancestry of “nongovernmental”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | governmental | Relating to a government; Relating to governing |
| 2 | English | -ál | — |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | — |