Where does “nonpreachy” come from?

nonpreachy (English) comes from English preachy, from English preach, 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.

nonpreachy (English): Not preachy

Definitions

  1. Not preachy

Ancestry of “nonpreachy”, step by step

nonpreachy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English preachy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreachyTending toward excessive moralization
2EnglishpreachTo give a sermon; To proclaim by public...
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-