Where does “nonphotoreactive” come from?
nonphotoreactive (English) comes from English photoreactive, from English reactive, from English -ive, from Middle English -yf, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
nonphotoreactive (English): Not photoreactive
Definitions
- Not photoreactive
Ancestry of “nonphotoreactive”, step by step
nonphotoreactive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English photoreactive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photoreactive | that participates in, or initiates a... |
| 2 | English | reactive | that reacts or responds to a stimulus; that... |
| 3 | English | -ive | An adjective suffix signifying relating or... |
| 4 | Middle English | -yf | A suffix designating adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 5 | Old French | -if | -ive |
| 6 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |