Where does “nonhostility” come from?
nonhostility (English) comes from English hostility, from Middle English hostilitie, from Old French hostilité, from Latin hostilitas, from Latin hostīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
nonhostility (English): Absence of hostility
Definitions
- Absence of hostility
Ancestry of “nonhostility”, step by step
nonhostility traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hostility
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hostility | The state of being hostile; A hostile action,... |
| 2 | Middle English | hostilitie | — |
| 3 | Old French | hostilité | — |
| 4 | Latin | hostilitas | hostility, enmity |
| 5 | Latin | hostīlis | hostile |
| 6 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |