Where does “nonneutrality” come from?
nonneutrality (English) comes from English neutrality, from Middle French neutralité, from Latin neutralitas, from Latin neutrālis, from Latin neuter, from Latin nē, from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
nonneutrality (English): Absence of neutrality; partiality
Definitions
- Absence of neutrality; partiality
Ancestry of “nonneutrality”, step by step
nonneutrality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English neutrality
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neutrality | The state or quality of being neutral; the... |
| 2 | Middle French | neutralité | — |
| 3 | Latin | neutralitas | neutrality |
| 4 | Latin | neutrālis | neuter |
| 5 | Latin | neuter | neither; neuter; neuter, intransitive |
| 6 | Latin | nē | no; not |
| 7 | Latin | gēns | Roman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites) |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *gentis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |