Where does “nichtbinär” come from?
nichtbinär (German) comes from German binär, from Late Latin binarius, from Latin bīnī, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
nichtbinär (German): non-binary
Definitions
- non-binary
Ancestry of “nichtbinär”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | binär | binary |
| 2 | Late Latin | binarius | consisting of two; Containing or consisting of... |
| 3 | Latin | bīnī | — |
| 4 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |