Where does “nonillustrative” come from?
nonillustrative (English) comes from English illustrative, from English illustrate, from English illustration, from Middle French illustration, from Latin illūstrātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nonillustrative (English): Not illustrative
Definitions
- Not illustrative
Ancestry of “nonillustrative”, step by step
nonillustrative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English illustrative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | illustrative | Demonstrative, exemplative, showing an example or... |
| 2 | English | illustrate | To shed light upon; To clarify something by... |
| 3 | English | illustration | The act of illustrating; the act of making clear... |
| 4 | Middle French | illustration | — |
| 5 | Latin | illūstrātiō | the action of lighting up, brightening |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |