Where does “nonlienable” come from?
nonlienable (English) comes from English lienable, from English lien, from Middle French lien, from Old French lien, from Latin ligāmen, from Dutch ligament, from Latin ligāmentum, from Latin -mentum — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
nonlienable (English): Not lienable
Definitions
- Not lienable
Ancestry of “nonlienable”, step by step
nonlienable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lienable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lienable | Subject to a lien, or legal claim |
| 2 | English | lien | A tendon; A right to take possession of a... |
| 3 | Middle French | lien | tie; strap; link |
| 4 | Old French | lien | tie; strap |
| 5 | Latin | ligāmen | a bandage, band, tie |
| 6 | Dutch | ligament | — |
| 7 | Latin | ligāmentum | bandage |
| 8 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 9 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |