Where does “nonintravenous” come from?
nonintravenous (English) comes from English intravenous, from English intra-, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
nonintravenous (English): Not intravenous
Definitions
- Not intravenous
Ancestry of “nonintravenous”, step by step
nonintravenous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intravenous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intravenous | Inside the veins; A dose of medicine administered... |
| 2 | English | intra- | a prefix signifying inside, within, interior,... |
| 3 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 4 | Latin | interus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |