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Where does “nonoppression” come from?

nonoppression (English) comes from English oppression, from Middle English oppression, from Old French oppression, from Latin oppressio, from Latin opprimo, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

nonoppression (English): Absence of oppression

Definitions

  1. Absence of oppression

Ancestry of “nonoppression”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoppressionThe exercise of authority or power in a...
2Middle Englishoppression—
3Old Frenchoppression—
4Latinoppressiopressing down; oppression, overthrow, suppression
5LatinopprimoI press down upon; I suppress; I take by...
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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