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Where does “nonobservational” come from?

nonobservational (English) comes from English observational, from English observation, from French observation, from Latin observatio, from Latin observo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

nonobservational (English): Not observational

Definitions

  1. Not observational

Ancestry of “nonobservational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishobservationalRelating to observation, especially scientific...
2EnglishobservationThe act of observing, and the fact of being...
3Frenchobservationobservation
4Latinobservatiowatching, observing; observation, attention;...
5LatinobservoI observe, watch; I guard, keep watch over; I...
6Latinob-towards; against
7Latinobolusobolus
8Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
10Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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