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Where does “nonseason” come from?

nonseason (English) comes from English season, from French assaisonner, from French saison, from Old French saison, from Latin satiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

nonseason (English): Not of or relating to a season

Definitions

  1. Not of or relating to a season

Ancestry of “nonseason”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishseasonEach of the four divisions of a year: spring,...
2Frenchassaisonnerto season
3Frenchsaisonseason
4Old Frenchsaisonseason
5Latinsatiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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