Where does “nonmasturbating” come from?
nonmasturbating (English) comes from English masturbating, from English masturbate, from English masturbation, from French masturbation, from Latin masturbatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nonmasturbating (English): Not masturbating
Definitions
- Not masturbating
Ancestry of “nonmasturbating”, step by step
nonmasturbating traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English masturbating
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | masturbating | present participle of masturbate |
| 2 | English | masturbate | To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use... |
| 3 | English | masturbation | Manual erotic stimulation of the genitals or... |
| 4 | French | masturbation | masturbation |
| 5 | Latin | masturbatio | masturbation |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |