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Where does “nontransitory” come from?

nontransitory (English) comes from English transitory, from Middle French transitoire, from Latin transitorius, from Latin transitus, from Latin itus, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō — to go.

nontransitory (English): Not transitory

Definitions

  1. Not transitory

Ancestry of “nontransitory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransitoryLasting only a short time; temporary; Of an...
2Middle Frenchtransitoire—
3Latintransitoriustransitory
4Latintransituspassage, crossing; transition; transit
5Latinitusa going, departure; a gait; the right of way,...
6Latineō—
7Proto-ItaliceōI go
8Proto-Italicejō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →