Where does “nonunitary” come from?
nonunitary (English) comes from English unitary, from English unit, from English unite, from Middle English uniten, from Latin ūnītus, from Latin ūniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō — he, she.
nonunitary (English): Not unitary
Definitions
- Not unitary
Ancestry of “nonunitary”, step by step
nonunitary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unitary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unitary | Having the quality of oneness; That concentrates... |
| 2 | English | unit | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a... |
| 3 | English | unite | To bring together as one; To come together as... |
| 4 | Middle English | uniten | to annex; to unite |
| 5 | Latin | ūnītus | united |
| 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 |