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Where does “nonmembrane” come from?

nonmembrane (English) comes from English membrane, from Latin membrāna, from Latin membrum, from Proto-Italic memzrom, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.

nonmembrane (English): Not of or pertaining to a membrane

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to a membrane

Ancestry of “nonmembrane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmembraneA flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming...
2Latinmembrāna—
3Latinmembrumlimb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,...
4Proto-Italicmemzrom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →