Where does “nonuniversalist” come from?
nonuniversalist (English) comes from English universalist, from English universal, from Middle English universal, from Old French universal, from Latin universalis, from Latin ūniversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
nonuniversalist (English): One who is not a universalist
Definitions
- One who is not a universalist
Ancestry of “nonuniversalist”, step by step
nonuniversalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English universalist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | universalist | Universal in scope; A proponent of universalism |
| 2 | English | universal | Of or pertaining to the universe; Common to all... |
| 3 | Middle English | universal | all-encompassing, subject to everything and... |
| 4 | Old French | universal | universal |
| 5 | Latin | universalis | universal; general |
| 6 | Latin | ūniversus | whole, entire, taken collectively or altogether |
| 7 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 8 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |