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Where does “nonstardom” come from?

nonstardom (English) comes from English stardom, from English -dom, from English DOM, from English dominance, from English -ance, from Middle English -aunce, from Old French -ance, from Latin -ia — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

nonstardom (English): Lack of stardom or fame

Definitions

  1. Lack of stardom or fame

Ancestry of “nonstardom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstardomThe status or position of a performer...
2English-domForming nouns denoting the condition or state of...
3EnglishDOMInitialism of date of marriage; Initialism of...
4EnglishdominanceThe state of being dominant; of prime importance;...
5English-anceAdded to an adjective or verb to form a noun...
6Middle English-aunce—
7Old French-ance-ance
8Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
9Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
10Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
11Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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