Where does “nonretentive” come from?
nonretentive (English) comes from English retentive, from Middle French rétentif, from Old French retentif, from Medieval Latin retentivus, from Latin retentus, from Latin retineō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
nonretentive (English): Not retentive
Ancestry of “nonretentive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | retentive | Having power to retain; anal-retentive; That... |
| 2 | Middle French | rétentif | — |
| 3 | Old French | retentif | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | retentivus | — |
| 5 | Latin | retentus | restrained, delayed; repressed; held |
| 6 | Latin | retineō | — |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |