Where does “nonparaffin” come from?
nonparaffin (English) comes from English paraffin, from Latin paraffinum, from Latin affinis, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
nonparaffin (English): Not of, pertaining to, or containing paraffin; A...
Definitions
- Not of, pertaining to, or containing paraffin; A...
Ancestry of “nonparaffin”, step by step
nonparaffin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English paraffin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paraffin | A petroleum-based thin and colorless fuel oil;... |
| 2 | Latin | paraffinum | paraffin, alkane |
| 3 | Latin | affinis | neighbouring, allied to, kindred |
| 4 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 5 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 6 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 7 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |