Where does “nonminority” come from?
nonminority (English) comes from English minority, from Middle French minorité, from Latin minōritās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
nonminority (English): One who is not part of a minority
Definitions
- One who is not part of a minority
Ancestry of “nonminority”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | minority | The state of being a minor; youth, the period of... |
| 2 | Middle French | minorité | — |
| 3 | Latin | minōritās | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tās | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |