Where does “nongummatous” come from?
nongummatous (English) comes from English gummatous, from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald — to grow, nourish.
nongummatous (English): Not gummatous
Definitions
- Not gummatous
Ancestry of “nongummatous”, step by step
nongummatous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gummatous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gummatous | Belonging to, or resembling, gumma |
| 2 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 3 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 4 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 5 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 7 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |