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Where does “nonpathogen” come from?

nonpathogen (English) comes from English pathogen, from English Gen, from English again, from Middle English agayn, from Old English onġēan, from Old English on-, from Old English and-, from Proto-West Germanic anda- — on, onto.

nonpathogen (English): An organism that is not a pathogen

Definitions

  1. An organism that is not a pathogen

Ancestry of “nonpathogen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpathogenAny organism or substance, especially a...
2EnglishGenA member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression...
3EnglishagainAnother time; once more; Over and above a factor...
4Middle Englishagaynagain
5Old Englishonġēan—
6Old Englishon-forming verbs and adjectives from participles and...
7Old Englishand-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
8Proto-West Germanicanda-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
9Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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