Where does “nonsoliciting” come from?
nonsoliciting (English) comes from English soliciting, from English solicit, from Middle English soliciten, from Old French soliciter, from Latin sollicitō, from Latin sollicitus, from Latin sollus, from Proto-Italic solnos — whole.
nonsoliciting (English): Not soliciting
Definitions
- Not soliciting
Ancestry of “nonsoliciting”, step by step
nonsoliciting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English soliciting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | soliciting | present participle of solicit; The act of one who... |
| 2 | English | solicit | To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | soliciten | — |
| 4 | Old French | soliciter | — |
| 5 | Latin | sollicitō | to disturb, disquiet, stir, agitate, distress, harass, vex, make anxious |
| 6 | Latin | sollicitus | Thoroughly moved, agitated or disturbed;... |
| 7 | Latin | sollus | whole, entire, unbroken |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | solnos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sol(h₂)nós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |