Where does “nonperjury” come from?
nonperjury (English) comes from English perjury, from Old French perjurie, from Latin perjurare, from Latin jūrāre, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
nonperjury (English): Absence of perjury
Definitions
- Absence of perjury
Ancestry of “nonperjury”, step by step
nonperjury traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English perjury
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perjury | The deliberate giving of false or misleading... |
| 2 | Old French | perjurie | — |
| 3 | Latin | perjurare | swear falsely |
| 4 | Latin | jūrāre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yew- | straight, upright, right; right, justice, law |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óyu | long time, lifetime |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |