English
noncoterminous
Noncoterminous comes from Latin conterminus ‘adjoining, neighboring, having a common border’, from terminus ‘a boundary, limit, end’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*térmn̥‘boundary, end’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*termn̥‘boundary stone’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*term(e)nos‘boundary stone’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEterminus‘a boundary, limit, end’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconterminus‘adjoining, neighboring, having a common border’
- English1500–presentcoterminous
- Englishtodaynoncoterminous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*térmn̥‘boundary, end’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*termn̥‘boundary stone’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*term(e)nos‘boundary stone’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEterminus‘a boundary, limit, end’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconterminus‘adjoining, neighboring, having a common border’
- English1500–presentcoterminous
- Englishtodaynoncoterminous
A compound of non- + coterminous
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘one’
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Proto-Germanic *nainaz ‘none, nought, zero’
Proto-West Germanic *nain
Old English nān ‘no, not any’
Middle English non ‘no, not any’
English non-
Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ ‘boundary, end’
Proto-Italic *termn̥ ‘boundary stone’
Proto-Italic *term(e)nos ‘boundary stone’
Latin terminus ‘border, end’
Latin conterminus ‘adjoining, neighboring, having a common border’
English coterminous
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ter- ‘tender, weak’
thrill, intrigue, treachery, thro, inextricable, 24 more
through Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ ‘boundary, end’
through Proto-Italic *termn̥ ‘boundary stone’
extermination, determinate, 14 more
through Proto-Italic *term(e)nos ‘boundary stone’
terminal, determination, termination, terminate, terminator, terminus, determinism, interminable, 19 more
through Latin terminus ‘a boundary, limit, end’
Today it means
adj Not coterminous.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ / noncoterminous