Where does “nontransitively” come from?
nontransitively (English) comes from English nontransitive, from English transitive, from Latin trānsitīvus, from Latin trānsitus, from Latin trānseō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus — smoke; mist, haze.
nontransitively (English): In a nontransitive manner
Definitions
- In a nontransitive manner
Ancestry of “nontransitively”, step by step
nontransitively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nontransitive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nontransitive | Not transitive |
| 2 | English | transitive | Making a transit or passage; Affected by... |
| 3 | Latin | trānsitīvus | transiting passing over |
| 4 | Latin | trānsitus | traversed, passed through |
| 5 | Latin | trānseō | to traverse; cross, cross over; go across or over; pass, pass through, over or by |
| 6 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 7 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 8 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |