Where does “nonincidental” come from?
nonincidental (English) comes from English incidental, from English incident, from Middle French incident, from Old French incident, from Latin incidens, from Latin incidere, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.
nonincidental (English): Not incidental
Definitions
- Not incidental
Ancestry of “nonincidental”, step by step
nonincidental traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English incidental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incidental | Loosely associated; existing as a byproduct,... |
| 2 | English | incident | An event or occurrence; A event that is... |
| 3 | Middle French | incident | — |
| 4 | Old French | incident | — |
| 5 | Latin | incidens | falling upon; cutting up, hewing open;... |
| 6 | Latin | incidere | present active infinitive of incidō;... |
| 7 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |