Where does “nonprofitization” come from?
nonprofitization (English) comes from English nonprofit, from English profit, from Middle English profit, from Old French profit, from Latin profectus, from Latin proficiscor, from Latin proficio, from Latin faciō.
nonprofitization (English): The process of converting groups or organizations into nonprofits
Definitions
- The process of converting groups or organizations into nonprofits
Ancestry of “nonprofitization”, step by step
nonprofitization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nonprofit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nonprofit | Not seeking to produce a profit; An organization... |
| 2 | English | profit | Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The... |
| 3 | Middle English | profit | — |
| 4 | Old French | profit | — |
| 5 | Latin | profectus | advance, progress, effect, increase, growth,... |
| 6 | Latin | proficiscor | I set out, depart, leave |
| 7 | Latin | proficio | I advance, make progress, make headway; I... |
| 8 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 9 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 10 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 11 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English ization
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ization | — |