Where does “nonwoodiness” come from?
nonwoodiness (English) comes from English woodiness, from English woody, from English Woodrow, from English rōw, from English roll, from Middle English rolle, from Old French rolle, from Medieval Latin rotulus.
nonwoodiness (English): The state of being not woody
Definitions
- The state of being not woody
Ancestry of “nonwoodiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | woodiness | The state of being woody |
| 2 | English | woody | Covered in woods; wooded; Belonging to the woods;... |
| 3 | English | Woodrow | — |
| 4 | English | rōw | — |
| 5 | English | roll | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to... |
| 6 | Middle English | rolle | — |
| 7 | Old French | rolle | registration |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | rotulus | a roll, list, catalogue, schedule, record, a... |
| 9 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 10 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 11 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 12 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 13 | French | litre | litre |
| 14 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | — |