Where does “nonrefundable” come from?
Nonrefundable derives from English refund, Latin re- (back) and fundus (bottom, foundation), plus Latin -abilis (capable of being), ultimately from Latin novem (nine).
nonrefundable (English): Not refundable; not able to be refunded
Definitions
- Not refundable; not able to be refunded
Ancestry of “nonrefundable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | refundable | Able to be refunded in case of customer... |
| 2 | English | refund | To return (money) to (someone); to reimburse |
| 3 | Middle English | refunden | — |
| 4 | Old French | refondre | — |
| 5 | Latin | refundere | present active infinitive of refundō;... |
| 6 | Latin | refundo | I pour back, pour out |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |