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Where does “nonrecycling” come from?

nonrecycling (English) comes from English recycling, from English recycle, from English re-, from Middle English re-, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

nonrecycling (English): Not carrying out, or not relating to, recycling

Definitions

  1. Not carrying out, or not relating to, recycling

Ancestry of “nonrecycling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecyclingThe practice of sorting and collecting waste...
2EnglishrecycleTo break down and reuse component materials; To...
3Englishre-again, anew; a completive or intensification of...
4Middle Englishre-—
5Old Frenchre-re-
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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