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Where does “nonprostitute” come from?

nonprostitute (English) comes from English prostitute, from French prostituée, from Latin prōstitutus, from Latin prōstituō, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.

nonprostitute (English): One who is not a prostitute

Definitions

  1. One who is not a prostitute

Ancestry of “nonprostitute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprostituteTo offer for sexual activity in exchange for...
2Frenchprostituéeprostitute
3Latinprōstitutus—
4Latinprōstituō—
5LatinstatuoI set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I...
6Latinstātus—
7Latinstō—
8Proto-Italicstaēōstand
9Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
10Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →