Where does “nonrecourse” come from?
I cannot write this etymology summary because the provided chain appears corrupted or incorrectly ordered. The chain jumps between "recourse," "nona," "nonus," "novem," and "nine" without establishing a coherent path to "nonrecourse." Additionally, the Proto-Indo-European roots (kers-, wer-) don't clearly connect to the Latin numerals or "recourse."
To write an accurate one-sentence origin, I would need a valid etymological chain showing how "nonrecourse" derives from its actual components: "non-" (Latin negation) + "recourse" (from Latin recurrere, "to run back").
Could you verify the chain?
nonrecourse (English): Of or pertaining to a form of financing,...
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- Of or pertaining to a form of financing,...
Ancestry of “nonrecourse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | recourse | The act of seeking assistance or advice; A... |
| 2 | Old French | recours | — |
| 3 | Latin | recursus | returned, reverted; recurred |
| 4 | Latin | recurrō | — |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |