Where does “nonindigenous” come from?
Nonindigenous derives from English indigenous, from Latin nona and indi-, where indi- comes from Latin in, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European en, while -ous is from Latin -ōsus meaning full of or characterized by.
nonindigenous (English): Not indigenous; not native to an area
Definitions
- Not indigenous; not native to an area
Ancestry of “nonindigenous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | non- | Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of... |
| 2 | Latin | nōnus | ninth |
| 3 | Latin | novenos | accusative masculine plural of novēnus |
| 4 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 5 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |