Where does “nonimpairment” come from?
nonimpairment (English) comes from English impairment, from English impair, from Middle English impairen, from Old French empoirier, from Vulgar Latin impeioro, from Latin pēior, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα — small animal”; small animal.
nonimpairment (English): Lack of impairment
Definitions
- Lack of impairment
Ancestry of “nonimpairment”, step by step
nonimpairment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English impairment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | impairment | The result of being impaired; A deterioration or... |
| 2 | English | impair | To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a... |
| 3 | Middle English | impairen | — |
| 4 | Old French | empoirier | to worsen |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | impeioro | — |
| 6 | Latin | pēior | worse |
| 7 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |