Where does “nonplaintiff” come from?
nonplaintiff (English) comes from English plaintiff, from Middle English plaintif, from Old French plaintif, from Old French plaindre, from Latin plangere, from Latin plangō, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
nonplaintiff (English): One who is not a plaintiff
Definitions
- One who is not a plaintiff
Ancestry of “nonplaintiff”, step by step
nonplaintiff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plaintiff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plaintiff | A party bringing a suit in civil law against a... |
| 2 | Middle English | plaintif | — |
| 3 | Old French | plaintif | complaining; as a noun, one who complains, a... |
| 4 | Old French | plaindre | to cry; to weep |
| 5 | Latin | plangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | plangō | to strike, beat, flap |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂k- | to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,... |