Where does “nonviolent” come from?
Nonviolent is derived from non- plus violent, which comes from Latin violentus, ultimately traced through Latin novem and Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ meaning nine.
nonviolent (English): Not violent; without violence; following a...
Definitions
- Not violent; without violence; following a...
Ancestry of “nonviolent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | non-violent | Without violence; Opposed to violence; Sentenced... |
| 2 | English | non- | Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of... |
| 3 | Latin | nōnus | ninth |
| 4 | Latin | novenos | accusative masculine plural of novēnus |
| 5 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 6 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |