Where does “nonperpetuity” come from?
nonperpetuity (English) comes from English perpetuity, from Middle English perpetuitee, from Old French perpetüité, from Latin perpetuitas, from Latin perpetuus, from Latin -uus, from Proto-Italic *-wos, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
nonperpetuity (English): Absence of perpetuity; the condition of not being perpetual
Definitions
- Absence of perpetuity; the condition of not being perpetual
Ancestry of “nonperpetuity”, step by step
nonperpetuity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English perpetuity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perpetuity | The quality or state of being perpetual; endless... |
| 2 | Middle English | perpetuitee | — |
| 3 | Old French | perpetüité | — |
| 4 | Latin | perpetuitas | perpetuity, continuity |
| 5 | Latin | perpetuus | perpetual, continuous, uninterrupted, constant,... |
| 6 | Latin | -uus | forms adjectives on verbal stems |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-wos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |