Where does “nontumescent” come from?
nontumescent (English) comes from English non, from French non, from Old French non, from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
nontumescent (English): Not tumescent
Definitions
- Not tumescent
Ancestry of “nontumescent”, step by step
nontumescent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English non
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | non | Obsolete form of none |
| 2 | French | non | no; not; a no, a negative response |
| 3 | Old French | non | no; not; Alternative form of nom |
| 4 | Latin | nōn | not |
| 5 | Old Latin | noenum | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via English tumescent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tumescent | Swollen or distended with fluid, as of erectile... |
| 2 | Latin | tumescēns | swelling (beginning to swell) |
| 3 | Latin | tumēscō | to begin to swell, become distended or inflated, swell up |
| 4 | Latin | -sco | Forms inchoative verbs from existing verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -skō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |