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Where does “nonmanipulative” come from?

nonmanipulative (English) comes from English manipulative, from English manipulate, from English manipulation, from French manipulation, from French -tion, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

nonmanipulative (English): Not manipulative

Definitions

  1. Not manipulative

Ancestry of “nonmanipulative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmanipulativeUsing manipulation purposefully; Tending to...
2EnglishmanipulateTo move, arrange or operate something using the...
3EnglishmanipulationThe practice of manipulating or the state of...
4Frenchmanipulationmanipulation
5French-tionUsed to indicate action, condition, result or...
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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