Where does “nonprescriptive” come from?
nonprescriptive (English) comes from English prescriptive, from Latin praescriptivus, from Latin praescript-, from Latin praescribere, from Latin praescribo, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
nonprescriptive (English): Not prescriptive
Ancestry of “nonprescriptive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | prescriptive | Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining,... |
| 2 | Latin | praescriptivus | relating to a legal exception |
| 3 | Latin | praescript- | directed in writing |
| 4 | Latin | praescribere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | praescribo | I write in front; I prefix; I order, appoint,... |
| 6 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |