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Where does “nonunivalent” come from?

nonunivalent (English) comes from English univalent, from English -valent, from English Valence, from French Valence, from Latin Valentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

nonunivalent (English): Not univalent

Definitions

  1. Not univalent

Ancestry of “nonunivalent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunivalentHaving an atomic valence of 1, or having only one...
2English-valentHaving one or more valences
3EnglishValence—
4FrenchValence—
5LatinValentia—
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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