Etymology

nonpermanent

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Today it means: Not permanent Full definition →

English permanent ← Middle French permanent ← Latin permaneō
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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. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  15. Proto-Italic*peri-
  16. Latinper-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*m̥néh₁yeti
  19. Proto-Italic*m(V)nēō
  20. Latinmaneō
  21. Latinpermaneō
  22. Middle Frenchpermanent
  23. Englishpermanent
  24. English todaynonpermanent

From non- + permanent.

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