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Where does “nonpollution” come from?

nonpollution (English) comes from English pollution, from Middle English pollucioun, from Middle English polluten, from Middle French pollution, from Latin pollūtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

nonpollution (English): Absence of pollution

Definitions

  1. Absence of pollution

Ancestry of “nonpollution”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpollutionThe desecration of something holy or sacred;...
2Middle Englishpollucioun—
3Middle Englishpolluten—
4Middle Frenchpollution—
5Latinpollūtiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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