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Where does “nonmutating” come from?

nonmutating (English) comes from English mutating, from English mutate, from English mutation, from Middle English mutacioun, from Old French mutacion, from Latin mutatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

nonmutating (English): Not mutating; not causing a change

Definitions

  1. Not mutating; not causing a change

Ancestry of “nonmutating”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmutatingpresent participle of mutate; Causing or tending...
2EnglishmutateTo undergo mutation; To cause mutation
3EnglishmutationAny alteration or change; Any heritable change of...
4Middle Englishmutacioun—
5Old Frenchmutacionalteration; change
6Latinmutatiochange, alteration; interchange, exchange
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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