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Where does “nonrecombining” come from?

nonrecombining (English) comes from English recombining, from English recombine, from English Combine, from Middle French combiner, from Latin combīnō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

nonrecombining (English): That does not undergo recombination

Definitions

  1. That does not undergo recombination

Ancestry of “nonrecombining”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrecombiningpresent participle of recombine; The exchanging...
2EnglishrecombineTo combine again, especially to reassemble the...
3EnglishCombine—
4Middle Frenchcombinerto combine
5Latincombīnō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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