Where does “nonsalivary” come from?
nonsalivary (English) comes from English salivary, from English -ary, from Italian -ario, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
nonsalivary (English): Not of or pertaining to the salivary gland
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to the salivary gland
Ancestry of “nonsalivary”, step by step
nonsalivary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English salivary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | salivary | Relating to saliva; A salivary gland |
| 2 | English | -ary | of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to... |
| 3 | Italian | -ario | -ary; Added to nouns to create attributive... |
| 4 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |