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Where does “nonloyal” come from?

nonloyal (English) comes from English loyal, from French loyal, from Old French loial, from Old French leial, from Latin lēgālis, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

nonloyal (English): Not loyal

Definitions

  1. Not loyal

Ancestry of “nonloyal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishloyalHaving or demonstrating undivided and constant...
2Frenchloyalloyal
3Old Frenchloialloyal
4Old FrenchleialAlternative form of loial
5Latinlēgālis—
6Latinlēx—
7Proto-Italiclēg-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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