Where does “nonpreaching” come from?

nonpreaching (English) comes from English preaching, from Middle English prechynge, from Middle English prechen, from Old French prëechier, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

nonpreaching (English): That does not preach

Definitions

  1. That does not preach

Ancestry of “nonpreaching”, step by step

nonpreaching traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English preaching

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpreachingpresent participle of preach; The act of...
2Middle Englishprechyngepreaching
3Middle Englishprechento preach
4Old Frenchprëechier
5Latinpraedicōto proclaim, declare publicly
6Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-