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Where does “nonreappointment” come from?

nonreappointment (English) comes from English reappointment, from English appointment, from English appoint, from Middle English apointen, from Old French apointier, from Old French pointier, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

nonreappointment (English): Failure to reappoint somebody

Definitions

  1. Failure to reappoint somebody

Ancestry of “nonreappointment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreappointmentAn act of reappointing
2EnglishappointmentThe act of appointing a person to hold an office...
3EnglishappointTo set, fix or determine by authority or...
4Middle Englishapointen—
5Old Frenchapointierto prepare; to equip; to treat
6Old Frenchpointier—
7Old Frenchpointa sting; a prick; moment; time; dot
8Latinpūnctum—
9Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
10Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
11Proto-Italic-tus—
12Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
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