Where does “nonunionist” come from?
nonunionist (English) comes from English unionist, from French unioniste, from French Union, from Old French union, from Late Latin unio, from Latin ūniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō — he, she.
nonunionist (English): One who is not a unionist
Definitions
- One who is not a unionist
Ancestry of “nonunionist”, step by step
nonunionist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unionist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unionist | Of or pertaining to unionism; An advocate or... |
| 2 | French | unioniste | unionist; Unionist |
| 3 | French | Union | Legal matters: Legal contract or state in which... |
| 4 | Old French | union | unity, union |
| 5 | Late Latin | unio | oneness, unity; a unity, union; the number one,... |
| 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 |