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Where does “nonvocabulary” come from?

nonvocabulary (English) comes from English vocabulary, from Latin vocābulārium, from Latin vocābulum, from Latin vocō, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

nonvocabulary (English): Not of or pertaining to vocabulary

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to vocabulary

Ancestry of “nonvocabulary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvocabularyA usually alphabetized and explained collection...
2Latinvocābulārium—
3Latinvocābulum—
4Latinvocō—
5Latinvōx—
6Proto-Italicwōksvoice
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
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