Where does “nontraditionalist” come from?
nontraditionalist (English) comes from English traditionalist, from English traditional, from French traditionnel, from French tradition, from Middle French tradition, from Old French tradicion, from Latin trāditiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nontraditionalist (English): One who is not a traditionalist
Definitions
- One who is not a traditionalist
Ancestry of “nontraditionalist”, step by step
nontraditionalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English traditionalist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | traditionalist | A person who adheres to tradition, especially in... |
| 2 | English | traditional | Of, relating to, or derived from tradition;... |
| 3 | French | traditionnel | traditional |
| 4 | French | tradition | tradition; A type of baguette or French stick |
| 5 | Middle French | tradition | delivery; treason; fable; oral narrative |
| 6 | Old French | tradicion | delivery |
| 7 | Latin | trāditiō | a surrender, delivering up |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |