Where does “nonstructural” come from?
Nonstructural derives from English structural, which combines English structure from Latin struo (to build) and English nine from Latin novem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ster-.
nonstructural (English): Not structural; not related to a structure
Definitions
- Not structural; not related to a structure
Ancestry of “nonstructural”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | structural | Of, relating to, or having structure; Involving... |
| 2 | English | structure | A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts; The... |
| 3 | Middle French | structure | — |
| 4 | Latin | structūra | — |
| 5 | Latin | struō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | strowō | pile up; construct, build |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |