Where does “nonrepetitive” come from?
nonrepetitive (English) comes from English repetitive, from Latin repetītus, from Latin repetō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
nonrepetitive (English): Not repetitive
Definitions
- Not repetitive
Ancestry of “nonrepetitive”, step by step
nonrepetitive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English repetitive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | repetitive | Happening many times in a similar way; containing... |
| 2 | Latin | repetītus | attacked again |
| 3 | Latin | repetō | to attack again; to go back to |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |