Where does “nonjuror” come from?
nonjuror (English) comes from English juror, from Middle English jurour, from Anglo-Norman jurour, from Latin iurator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
nonjuror (English): Someone who refuses to swear a particular oath,...
Definitions
- Someone who refuses to swear a particular oath,...
Ancestry of “nonjuror”, step by step
nonjuror traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English juror
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | juror | A member of a jury |
| 2 | Middle English | jurour | juror; member of a jury; A person eligible to... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | jurour | — |
| 4 | Latin | iurator | second-person singular future passive imperative... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |