Where does “nonbinär” come from?
nonbinär (German) comes from English non-binary, from English binary, from Late Latin binarius, from Latin bīnī, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
nonbinär (German): non-binary
Definitions
- non-binary
Ancestry of “nonbinär”, step by step
nonbinär traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English non-binary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | non-binary | Not binary; Having or pertaining to a gender... |
| 2 | English | binary | Being in a state of one of two mutually exclusive... |
| 3 | Late Latin | binarius | consisting of two; Containing or consisting of... |
| 4 | Latin | bīnī | — |
| 5 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 6 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via German binär
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | binär | binary |