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
- A person or organisation that is not a retailer
Ancestry of “nonretailer”, step by step
nonretailer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English retailer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | retailer | A retail sales company or salesman |
| 2 | English | retail | The sale of goods directly to the consumer,... |
| 3 | Old French | retaillier | to shape by cutting; to circumcise; to diminish;... |
| 4 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |