Where does “nonpurchasing” come from?

nonpurchasing (English) comes from English purchasing, 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,...

nonpurchasing (English): Not purchasing; nonbuying

Definitions

  1. Not purchasing; nonbuying

Ancestry of “nonpurchasing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpurchasingpresent participle of purchase; An act or process...
2EnglishpurchaseThe acquisition of title to, or property in,...
3Middle Englishpurchasen
4Anglo-Normanpurchacerseek to obtain; Alternative form of porchacier;...
5Old Frenchchacierto hunt, to go hunting
6Latincaptiāreto hunt
7Latincaptuscaptured, having been captured, seized, having...
8Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
9Proto-Italickapiōtake
10Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
11Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
12Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-