Where does “nontrespassing” come from?
nontrespassing (English) comes from English trespassing, from English trespass, from Old French trespas, from Asturian tres-, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
nontrespassing (English): Not trespassing
Definitions
- Not trespassing
Ancestry of “nontrespassing”, step by step
nontrespassing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trespassing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trespassing | unauthorized entry to private property; present... |
| 2 | English | trespass | An intentional interference with another's... |
| 3 | Old French | trespas | pass |
| 4 | Asturian | tres- | trans- |
| 5 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 6 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 7 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |