Where does “nonmorainic” come from?
nonmorainic (English) comes from English morainic, from English moraine, from French moraine, from Italian morena, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
nonmorainic (English): Not morainic
Definitions
- Not morainic
Ancestry of “nonmorainic”, step by step
nonmorainic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English morainic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | morainic | Pertaining to a moraine |
| 2 | English | moraine | An accumulation of rocks and debris carried and... |
| 3 | French | moraine | moraine |
| 4 | Italian | morena | moraine, glacial till, drift |
| 5 | Latin | mūrus | wall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs) |
| 6 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |