Where does “nonsingularity” come from?
nonsingularity (English) comes from English Singularity, from Old French singularité, from Late Latin singularitas, from Latin -tas, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
nonsingularity (English): Absence of singularity
Ancestry of “nonsingularity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Singularity | — |
| 2 | Old French | singularité | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | singularitas | singleness; singularity |
| 4 | Latin | -tas | -ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship; Third-declension... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |