Where does “nonterminological” come from?

nonterminological (English) comes from English terminological, from English terminology, from French terminologie, from French terme, from English term, from English terminal, from French terminal, from Latin terminalis — boundary, end.

nonterminological (English): Not terminological

Definitions

  1. Not terminological

Ancestry of “nonterminological”, step by step

nonterminological traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English terminological

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishterminologicalOf, or relating to terminology
2EnglishterminologyThe doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or...
3Frenchterminologieterminology
4Frenchtermeonly plural: terms; conclusion, end; term
5EnglishtermThat which limits the extent of anything; limit,...
6EnglishterminalA building in an airport where passengers...
7Frenchterminalterminal
8Latinterminalisboundary; terminal; final, concluding
9LatinTerminusthe deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term terminus
10Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
11Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
12Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
13Proto-Italictermenos
14Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥Every word from Proto-Italic termenosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ter-
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