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Where does “nonproduct” come from?

nonproduct (English) comes from English product, from Middle English product, from Latin prōductus, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

nonproduct (English): That which is not a product

Definitions

  1. That which is not a product

Ancestry of “nonproduct”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproductA commodity offered for sale; Any preparation to...
2Middle Englishproduct—
3Latinprōductus—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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