Where does “nonpubescent” come from?
nonpubescent (English) comes from English non, from French non, from Old French non, from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
nonpubescent (English): Not pubescent
Definitions
- Not pubescent
Ancestry of “nonpubescent”, step by step
nonpubescent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English non
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | non | Obsolete form of none |
| 2 | French | non | no; not; a no, a negative response |
| 3 | Old French | non | no; not; Alternative form of nom |
| 4 | Latin | nōn | not |
| 5 | Old Latin | noenum | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via English pubescent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pubescent | At or just after the age of puberty; Covered with... |
| 2 | Middle French | pubescent | — |
| 3 | Latin | pubescens | ripening; hairy |
| 4 | Latin | pubesco | I become pubescent; I ripen, mature |
| 5 | Latin | -ēscō | Attaches to a stem (a noun or adjective) to form a verb meaning “to become [stem]” or similar |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ēskō | — |