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Where does “nonvarsity” come from?

nonvarsity (English) comes from English varsity, from English University, from Middle English universite, from Anglo-Norman université, from Old French universitei, from Medieval Latin universitas, from Latin ūniversitās, from Latin ūniversus — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

nonvarsity (English): Not of or pertaining to varsity

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to varsity

Ancestry of “nonvarsity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishvarsityuniversity; The principal sports team...
2EnglishUniversity—
3Middle EnglishuniversiteA university or college; The totality of students...
4Anglo-Normanuniversitéuniversity
5Old Frenchuniversiteiuniversity
6Medieval Latinuniversitasgroup of teachers and students; university;...
7Latinūniversitās—
8Latinūniversus—
9Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
10Latinvertō—
11Proto-Italicwertō—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
13Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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