Where does “noninterference” come from?
I need to work through this chain carefully to understand the sense development and create an accurate etymology.
The chain given is: English interference | English interfere | Latin nonus | Latin novem | Latin inter- | English nine | Proto-Indo-European bʰer- | Proto-Indo-European new-
However, this chain appears problematic. Let me trace what's actually here:
- "noninterference" would be: non- + interference
- interference comes from interfere
- But the chain then jumps to Latin nonus (nine), which doesn't make sense for "interfere"
The chain as presented seems corrupted or incorrectly ordered. "Interfere" comes from Latin inter- (between) + ferre (to carry/bear), not from nonus (nine). The Proto-Indo-European bʰer- (to bear/carry) makes sense for the -fere part, but Latin no
noninterference (English): The policy of a state or other actor of not...
Definitions
- The policy of a state or other actor of not...
Ancestry of “noninterference”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | non- | Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of... |
| 2 | Latin | nōnus | — |
| 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 |