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Where does “nonpurchasable” come from?

nonpurchasable (English) comes from English purchasable, from English purchase, from Middle English purchasen, from Anglo-Norman purchacer, from Old French chacier, from Latin captiāre, from Latin captus, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

nonpurchasable (English): Not purchasable

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  1. Not purchasable

Ancestry of “nonpurchasable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpurchasableable to be purchased; available for purchase;...
2EnglishpurchaseThe acquisition of title to, or property in,...
3Middle Englishpurchasen—
4Anglo-Normanpurchacerseek to obtain; Alternative form of porchacier;...
5Old Frenchchacierto hunt, to go hunting
6Latincaptiāre—
7Latincaptuscaptured, having been captured, seized, having...
8Latincapiō—
9Proto-Italickapiōtake
10Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
11Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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