Where does “nonpromiscuous” come from?

nonpromiscuous (English) comes from English promiscuous, from Latin prōmiscuus, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

nonpromiscuous (English): Not promiscuous

Definitions

  1. Not promiscuous

Ancestry of “nonpromiscuous”, step by step

nonpromiscuous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English promiscuous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpromiscuousMade up of various disparate elements mixed...
2Latinprōmiscuusnot separate or distinct, mixed; mutual, shared
3Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
4Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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 Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →
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