Where does “nonmember” come from?
Nonmember derives from English member, ultimately from Latin novem meaning "nine," tracing back to Proto-Indo-European memso-.
nonmember (English): Alternative spelling of non-member
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of non-member
Ancestry of “nonmember”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | non-member | Someone who is not a member |
| 2 | English | member | One who officially belongs to a group; A part of... |
| 3 | Middle English | membre | — |
| 4 | Old French | membre | limb |
| 5 | Latin | membrum | limb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | memzrom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |