Where does “nonlivestock” come from?
nonlivestock (English) comes from English livestock, from English stock, from Italian stoccata, from Italian stoccare, from Italian stocco, from Middle Dutch stōken, from Old Dutch stokon, from Proto-Germanic stukōną — to push, to hit.
nonlivestock (English): Not of or pertaining to livestock
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to livestock
Ancestry of “nonlivestock”, step by step
nonlivestock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English livestock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | livestock | Farm animals; animals domesticated for... |
| 2 | English | stock | A store or supply; The capital raised by a... |
| 3 | Italian | stoccata | hit with a sword, especially a tuck; thrust,... |
| 4 | Italian | stoccare | to stock; to strike or thrust with a tuck or... |
| 5 | Italian | stocco | tuck; A rapier, a sword; corn plant after cobs... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | stōken | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | stokon | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stukōną | to push, to thrust |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |