Where does “nonreversion” come from?
nonreversion (English) comes from English reversion, from Old French reversion, from Latin reversio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nonreversion (English): Lack of reversion; failure to revert
Definitions
- Lack of reversion; failure to revert
Ancestry of “nonreversion”, step by step
nonreversion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reversion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reversion | The action of reverting something; The action of... |
| 2 | Old French | reversion | return; act of going back; return; act of giving... |
| 3 | Latin | reversio | The act of turning back (before reaching a destination), return |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |