Where does “nonlabour” come from?
nonlabour (English) comes from English Labour, from Middle English labouren, from Old French laborer, from Latin labōrō, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb — fox.
nonlabour (English): Alternative form of nonlabor
Definitions
- Alternative form of nonlabor
Ancestry of “nonlabour”, step by step
nonlabour traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Labour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Labour | the Labour Party |
| 2 | Middle English | labouren | — |
| 3 | Old French | laborer | to work; to labor |
| 4 | Latin | labōrō | to toil, labor, work |
| 5 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 6 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 7 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 8 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |