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Where does “nonwaveform” come from?

nonwaveform (English) comes from English waveform, from English form, from Middle English forme, from Old English forma, from Old English fore, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

nonwaveform (English): Not of or pertaining to a waveform

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to a waveform

Ancestry of “nonwaveform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwaveformThe shape of a wave function represented by a...
2EnglishformTo do with shape; To do with structure or...
3Middle Englishformefirst; shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat,...
4Old Englishformafirst
5Old Englishforebefore; forepart, front
6Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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