Etymology

nonmammalian

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Today it means: Not mammalian. Full definition →

English mammalian ← Latin mamma ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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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. Latinmamma
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Latinmammālis
  18. Latinmamma
  19. Englishmammal
  20. Englishmammalian
  21. English todaynonmammalian

From non- + mammalian.

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