Where does “nonsurvivor” come from?
nonsurvivor (English) comes from English survivor, from English survive, from Latin supervīvō, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér.
nonsurvivor (English): One who does not survive
Definitions
- One who does not survive
Ancestry of “nonsurvivor”, step by step
nonsurvivor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English survivor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | survivor | One who survives, especially one who survives a... |
| 2 | English | survive | Of a person, to continue to live; to remain... |
| 3 | Latin | supervīvō | to outlive |
| 4 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 5 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 6 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |