Where does “nonutilitarian” come from?
nonutilitarian (English) comes from English utilitarian, from English -arian, from English -ary, from Italian -ario, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
nonutilitarian (English): Not utilitarian; One who is not a utilitarian
Definitions
- Not utilitarian; One who is not a utilitarian
Ancestry of “nonutilitarian”, step by step
nonutilitarian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English utilitarian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | utilitarian | of or relating to utility; pertaining to... |
| 2 | English | -arian | A believer in something; An advocate of... |
| 3 | English | -ary | of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to... |
| 4 | Italian | -ario | -ary; Added to nouns to create attributive... |
| 5 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 6 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |