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Where does “nonresemblance” come from?

nonresemblance (English) comes from English resemblance, from Anglo-Norman resemblance, from Old French resemblance, from Old French resembler, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

nonresemblance (English): Lack of resemblance; dissimilarity

Definitions

  1. Lack of resemblance; dissimilarity

Ancestry of “nonresemblance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishresemblanceThe quality or state of resembling; That which...
2Anglo-Normanresemblancesimilarity
3Old Frenchresemblancesimilarity
4Old Frenchresemblerto look like; to resemble
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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