Where does “nonjournalistic” come from?

nonjournalistic (English) comes from English journalistic, from English -istic, from English sensationalistic, from English sensational, from English sensation, from Latin sensatio, from Latin sensatus, from Latin sēnsus — to announce, to proclaim; to put in order.

nonjournalistic (English): Not journalistic

Definitions

  1. Not journalistic

Ancestry of “nonjournalistic”, step by step

nonjournalistic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English journalistic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishjournalisticrelated to journalism or journalists
2English-isticUsed to form adjectives from nouns or from other...
3Englishsensationalisticsensationalist
4EnglishsensationalOf or pertaining to sensation; Piquing or...
5EnglishsensationA physical feeling or perception from something...
6Latinsensatiounderstanding, knowledge, intelligence
7Latinsensatussensible, intelligent, gifted with sense
8Latinsēnsusfaculty or power of perceiving; perception, feeling, sensation, sense
9Dutchcensusa census
10Latincensuscensus, a registering of the populace and their...
11LatincenseoI give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I...
12Proto-Italickensēōto give an opinion
13Proto-Italickensējō
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-éh₁-ye-ti
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-