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Where does “nonmilitaristic” come from?

nonmilitaristic (English) comes from English militaristic, from English militarist, from English military, from Old French militaire, from Latin mīlitāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

nonmilitaristic (English): Not militaristic

Definitions

  1. Not militaristic

Ancestry of “nonmilitaristic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmilitaristicUsing the power of the military; Related to the...
2EnglishmilitaristOne who believes in the use of military force
3EnglishmilitaryCharacteristic of members of the armed forces;...
4Old Frenchmilitaire—
5Latinmīlitāris—
6Latin-āris—
7Latin-ālis—
8Proto-Italic-ālis—
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