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Where does “nonretailer” come from?

nonretailer (English) comes from English retailer, from English retail, from Old French retaillier, from Old French re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

nonretailer (English): A person or organisation that is not a retailer

Definitions

  1. A person or organisation that is not a retailer

Ancestry of “nonretailer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishretailerA retail sales company or salesman
2EnglishretailThe sale of goods directly to the consumer,...
3Old Frenchretaillierto shape by cutting; to circumcise; to diminish;...
4Old Frenchre-re-
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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