Where does “nonmaternity” come from?
nonmaternity (English) comes from English maternity, from French maternité, from Latin māternitās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
nonmaternity (English): Not of or pertaining to maternity
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to maternity
Ancestry of “nonmaternity”, step by step
nonmaternity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maternity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maternity | The state of being a mother; motherhood; The... |
| 2 | French | maternité | maternity; maternity ward |
| 3 | Latin | māternitās | maternity |
| 4 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |