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Where does “nonradiating” come from?

nonradiating (English) comes from English radiating, from English radiate, from French radial, from German radial, from Italian radiale, from Spanish radial, from Spanish radio, from French radium — at work, active.

nonradiating (English): Not radiating

Definitions

  1. Not radiating

Ancestry of “nonradiating”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishradiatingpresent participle of radiate
2EnglishradiateTo extend, send or spread out from a center like...
3Frenchradial—
4Germanradialradial; radially
5Italianradialeradial; radial, radial tire; radial, radius bone
6Spanishradialradial; of or pertaining to radio; radian
7Spanishradioradio; radius; radium
8Frenchradiumradium
9Frenchradioactifradioactive
10Frenchactifactive; asset; top
11Old Frenchactifactive
12Latināctīvus—
13Ancient GreekἐνεργητικόςAble to act on; acting on; Active; In the active...
14Ancient Greekἐνεργέωto be in action or activity, to operate; to...
15Ancient Greekἐνεργόςat work, active
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