Where does “nonunionism” come from?
nonunionism (English) comes from English unionism, from English Union, from English onion, from Middle English onyoun, from Old French oignon, from Latin ūniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō — he, she.
nonunionism (English): Lack of unionism; absence of support for a union...
Definitions
- Lack of unionism; absence of support for a union...
Ancestry of “nonunionism”, step by step
nonunionism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unionism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unionism | The support of advocacy of a union, especially of... |
| 2 | English | Union | The 0-10-2 locomotive wheel arrangement |
| 3 | English | onion | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice |
| 4 | Middle English | onyoun | The onion plant |
| 5 | Old French | oignon | onion |
| 6 | Latin | ūniō | a unity, union |
| 7 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |