Where does “nonrepublic” come from?
nonrepublic (English) comes from English Republic, from Middle French république, from Latin republica, from Latin rēspublica, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nonrepublic (English): Any state that is not a republic; Not of or...
Definitions
- Any state that is not a republic; Not of or...
Ancestry of “nonrepublic”, step by step
nonrepublic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Republic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Republic | The Roman Republic |
| 2 | Middle French | république | republic |
| 3 | Latin | republica | ablative singular of rēspublica |
| 4 | Latin | rēspublica | a republic, commonwealth; the state, nation |
| 5 | Latin | rēs | thing, object, stuff |
| 6 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 7 | Latin | vindicō | to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi) |
| 8 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 9 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 10 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 11 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 12 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 13 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 14 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 15 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 16 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 17 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |