Where does “nonstandard” come from?
Nonstandard derives from English standard combined with the prefix non-, from Latin nōna (feminine of nōnus, "ninth") and ultimately Proto-Indo-European steh₂-.
nonstandard (English): Not standard; Not conforming to the standard...
Definitions
- Not standard; Not conforming to the standard...
Ancestry of “nonstandard”, step by step
nonstandard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English standard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | standard | Falling within an accepted range of size, amount,... |
| 2 | Middle English | standard | A standard; a flag identifying a military unit |
| 3 | Old French | estandart | standard |
| 4 | Frankish | standhard | stand hard |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |