Where does “nonmonetary” come from?
I need to work through this chain carefully, as it appears to have some issues in how it's presented.
Looking at the chain provided, I notice "English nine" and "Latin novem" appear twice, and the sequence seems confused. Let me trace what makes sense etymologically:
- English "nonmonetary" = "non-" (not) + "monetary"
- "monetary" comes from Middle French "monétaire"
- "monétaire" comes from Latin "moneta" (mint, money)
- Latin "moneta" relates to the goddess Moneta
- "non-" is a prefix meaning "not"
However, the chain as given includes "Latin novem" (nine) and "Latin nonus" (ninth), which don't connect to "monetary/moneta." This appears to be an error in the chain provided, as these words have different etymologies.
I should write based on
nonmonetary (English): Not in the form of money; Not directly related to...
Definitions
- Not in the form of money; Not directly related to...
Ancestry of “nonmonetary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | monetary | Of, pertaining to, or consisting of money |
| 2 | Middle French | monétaire | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | monetarius | pertaining to money; of a mint; minter, money... |
| 4 | Latin | monētārius | — |
| 5 | Latin | Monēta | — |
| 6 | Latin | moneō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |