Where does “nonunion” come from?
Union derives from Latin ūniō, meaning a joining together, combined with the Latin prefix nōn- meaning not, forming the English nonunion, denoting absence of labor union membership or affiliation.
nonunion (English): Not part of a labor union; not unionized; Lack of...
Definitions
- Not part of a labor union; not unionized; Lack of...
Ancestry of “nonunion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Union | The 0-10-2 locomotive wheel arrangement |
| 2 | English | onion | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice |
| 3 | Middle English | onyoun | The onion plant |
| 4 | Old French | oignon | onion |
| 5 | Latin | ūniō | a unity, union |
| 6 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |