Where does “noninvestment” come from?
noninvestment (English) comes from English investment, from English invest, from English investigate, from English investigation, from Latin investīgātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
noninvestment (English): Not of or pertaining to an investment; Lack of...
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to an investment; Lack of...
Ancestry of “noninvestment”, step by step
noninvestment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English investment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | investment | The act of investing, or state of being invested;... |
| 2 | English | invest | To spend money, time, or energy on something,... |
| 3 | English | investigate | To inquire into or study in order to ascertain... |
| 4 | English | investigation | The act of investigating; the process of... |
| 5 | Latin | investīgātiō | inquiry, investigation |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |