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
- One who is not a homemaker
Ancestry of “nonhomemaker”, step by step
nonhomemaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English homemaker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | homemaker | A person who maintains the administration and... |
| 2 | English | maker | Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes... |
| 3 | Middle English | maker | God as creator of all; Someone who makes; a... |
| 4 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 5 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 6 | Emilian | mâcia | spot, stain |
| 7 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |