Where does “nonvenereal” come from?
nonvenereal (English) comes from English venereal, from Middle English venereal, from Latin venereus, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
nonvenereal (English): Not venereal
Definitions
- Not venereal
Ancestry of “nonvenereal”, step by step
nonvenereal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English venereal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | venereal | Of or relating to the genitals or sexual... |
| 2 | Middle English | venereal | — |
| 3 | Latin | venereus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |