Where does “nontheater” come from?
nontheater (English) comes from English theater, from Middle English theater, from Old French teatre, from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
nontheater (English): Not of or pertaining to the theater; Not of or...
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to the theater; Not of or...
Ancestry of “nontheater”, step by step
nontheater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English theater
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | theater | A place or building, consisting of a stage and... |
| 2 | Middle English | theater | A theatre open to the sky; an amphitheatre; Any... |
| 3 | Old French | teatre | theater |
| 4 | Latin | theātrum | A theatre or theater, playhouse; stage |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | θέατρον | theatre, gathering place; play, spectacle |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |