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Where does “nonspoilage” come from?

nonspoilage (English) comes from English spoilage, from English spoil, from Middle English spoilen, from Old French espuler, from Latin spoliare, from Latin spolio, from Latin spolium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pel- — to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...

nonspoilage (English): Not causing, or relating to, spoilage of food etc

Definitions

  1. Not causing, or relating to, spoilage of food etc

Ancestry of “nonspoilage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspoilageThe part of something that has spoiled; The...
2EnglishspoilTo strip of their arms or armour; To strip or...
3Middle Englishspoilen—
4Old Frenchespuler—
5Latinspoliarepresent active infinitive of spoliō;...
6LatinspolioI strip, deprive or rob of covering or clothing,...
7Latinspoliumthe skin or hide of an animal stripped off; the...
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pel-to split in two, split in half; to speak with a...
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