Where does “nonpeasant” come from?
nonpeasant (English) comes from English peasant, from Middle English paissaunt, from Anglo-Norman paisant, from Old French païsant, from Old French païs, from Medieval Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos — to attach.
nonpeasant (English): One who is not a peasant
Definitions
- One who is not a peasant
Ancestry of “nonpeasant”, step by step
nonpeasant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peasant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peasant | A member of the lowly social class that toils on... |
| 2 | Middle English | paissaunt | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | paisant | Alternative form of paisan |
| 4 | Old French | païsant | Alternative form of paisan |
| 5 | Old French | païs | Alternative form of pais; country |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | pagensis | — |
| 7 | Latin | pāgus | district, canton, region |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pāgos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |