Where does “nonpurist” come from?

nonpurist (English) comes from English purist, from French puriste, from French pur, from Middle French pur, from Old French pur, from Old French autre, from Old French vie, from Old French viḍe — to live.

nonpurist (English): One who is not a purist

Definitions

  1. One who is not a purist

Ancestry of “nonpurist”, step by step

nonpurist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English purist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpuristOf or pertaining to purism; An advocate of purism
2Frenchpuristepurist
3Frenchpurpure
4Middle Frenchpur
5Old Frenchpurpure; Alternative form of por
6Old FrenchautreAlternative form of altre; other
7Old Frenchvielife
8Old Frenchviḍe
9Latinvitamaccusative singular of vīta
10Latinvītalife
11Latinvīvōto live
12Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

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 gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti