Where does “nonresistance” come from?
nonresistance (English) comes from English resistance, from English resistence, from Middle English resistence, from Old French resistence, from Latin resistentia, from Latin resistens, from Latin resisto, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.
nonresistance (English): lack of resistance; not actively resisting
Definitions
- lack of resistance; not actively resisting
Ancestry of “nonresistance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | resistance | The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist;... |
| 2 | English | resistence | Alternative form of resistance |
| 3 | Middle English | resistence | Military resistance or opposition to a... |
| 4 | Old French | resistence | — |
| 5 | Latin | resistentia | resistance, opposition; nominative neuter plural... |
| 6 | Latin | resistens | remaining, continuing; withstanding, opposing,... |
| 7 | Latin | resisto | I stand back, remain standing somewhere; stand... |
| 8 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 9 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 10 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |