Etymology

nonconfrontational

Today it means: Not confrontational; approaching a dispute indirectly. Full definition →

English confrontational ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English non-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Englishconfrontation
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Englishconfrontational
  18. English todaynonconfrontational

From non- + confrontational.

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