Where does “nonsummons” come from?
nonsummons (English) comes from English summons, from Middle English somouns, from Old French sumunce, from Vulgar Latin summonsa, from Latin summoneo, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
nonsummons (English): The mode in which a tenant or defendant in a real action pleaded, when the summons which followed the original was not served within the proper time
Definitions
- The mode in which a tenant or defendant in a real action pleaded, when the summons which followed the original was not served within the proper time
Ancestry of “nonsummons”, step by step
nonsummons traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English summons
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | summons | A call to do something, especially to come; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | somouns | order or command to do something |
| 3 | Old French | sumunce | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | summonsa | — |
| 5 | Latin | summoneo | Alternative form of submoneō; to summon |
| 6 | Latin | moneō | to warn, to advise |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | to cause to think, make think |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |