Where does “nonmeager” come from?

nonmeager (English) comes from English meager, from Middle English megre, from Anglo-Norman megre, from Old French maigre, from Latin Macer, from Proto-Italic makros, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

nonmeager (English): Not meager

Definitions

  1. Not meager

Ancestry of “nonmeager”, step by step

nonmeager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English meager

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeagerHaving little flesh; lean; thin; Poor, deficient...
2Middle EnglishmegreLean, haggard; suffering the physical effects of...
3Anglo-Normanmegre
4Old Frenchmaigre
5LatinMacerlean, skinny, meager
6Proto-Italicmakros
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrósEvery word from Proto-Italic makros