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Where does “nonhomemaker” come from?

nonhomemaker (English) comes from English homemaker, from English maker, from Middle English maker, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ — smear, rub.

nonhomemaker (English): One who is not a homemaker

Definitions

  1. One who is not a homemaker

Ancestry of “nonhomemaker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhomemakerA person who maintains the administration and...
2EnglishmakerSomeone who makes; a person or thing that makes...
3Middle EnglishmakerGod as creator of all; Someone who makes; a...
4Middle EnglishmakenTo make or create; to have something made
5Old Englishmacianto make
6Emilianmâcia—
7LatinMacula—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →