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Where does “nonmedical” come from?

Nonmedical derives from English medical, from Latin medicālis, from Latin novem meaning "nine," combined with Latin -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European med-.

nonmedical (English): Not of a medical character; not directly involved...

Definitions

  1. Not of a medical character; not directly involved...

Ancestry of “nonmedical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishnon-Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of...
2Latinnōnus—
3Latinnovenosaccusative masculine plural of novēnus
4Latinnovemnine; 9; first-person singular present active...
5LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
6Proto-Italicnowāō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
9Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “nonmedical”

  • nonmedically
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