Where does “nontraditional” come from?
nontraditional (English) comes from English traditional, from French traditionnel, from French tradition, from Middle French tradition, from Old French tradicion, from Latin trāditiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nontraditional (English): Not traditional; not related to tradition;...
Definitions
- Not traditional; not related to tradition;...
Ancestry of “nontraditional”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | traditional | Of, relating to, or derived from tradition;... |
| 2 | French | traditionnel | traditional |
| 3 | French | tradition | tradition; A type of baguette or French stick |
| 4 | Middle French | tradition | delivery; treason; fable; oral narrative |
| 5 | Old French | tradicion | delivery |
| 6 | Latin | trāditiō | a surrender, delivering up |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |