Etymology

nonbusiness

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Today it means: Not a business, or unrelated to business Full definition →

English business ← Middle English bisynes ← Old English bisiġnes
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The story

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Proto-West Germanic*bisīg
  3. Old Englishbisiġ
  4. Old Englishbisiġnes
  5. Middle Englishbisynes
  6. Englishbusiness
  7. English todaynonbusiness

From non- + business.

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