Where does “nonmaize” come from?
nonmaize (English) comes from English maize, from German Mais, from Russian маи́с, from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís, from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ.
nonmaize (English): Not of or pertaining to maize
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to maize
Ancestry of “nonmaize”, step by step
nonmaize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | maize | Corn; a type of grain of the species "Zea mays" |
| 2 | German | Mais | maize; corn; genitive singular of Mai |
| 3 | Russian | маи́с | maize, corn |
| 4 | Spanish | maíz | corn, maize |
| 5 | Taíno | mahís | — |
| 6 | Proto-Arawakan | marikɨ | — |
via English non
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | non | Obsolete form of none |
| 2 | French | non | no; not; a no, a negative response |
| 3 | Old French | non | no; not; Alternative form of nom |
| 4 | Latin | nōn | not |
| 5 | Old Latin | noenum | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |