Where does “nonlentiginous” come from?
nonlentiginous (English) comes from English lentiginous, from Latin lentiginosus, from Latin lentīgo, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
nonlentiginous (English): Not lentiginous
Definitions
- Not lentiginous
Ancestry of “nonlentiginous”, step by step
nonlentiginous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lentiginous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lentiginous | Of, pertaining to, resembling or having... |
| 2 | Latin | lentiginosus | full of freckles, freckled |
| 3 | Latin | lentīgo | freckle, lentil-shaped spot |
| 4 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |