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Where does “nonxylitol” come from?

nonxylitol (English) comes from English xylitol, from English -itol, from English -ite, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

nonxylitol (English): Not of or pertaining to xylitol

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to xylitol

Ancestry of “nonxylitol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishxylitola pentahydric alcohol, CHO, penta-hydroxy...
2English-itolPolyhydric alcohols
3English-iteUsed to form nouns denoting followers or...
4French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
5Latin-īta—
6Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
7Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
8Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
9Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
10Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
11Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
12Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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