Etymology

nonsmooth

N1O1N1S1M3O1O1T1H4

Today it means: Not smooth. Full definition →

English smooth ← Middle English smethe ← Old English smēþe
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The story

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Old Englishsmōþ
  3. Middle Englishsmothe
  4. Proto-West Germanic*smanþī
  5. Old Englishsmēþe
  6. Middle Englishsmethe
  7. Englishsmooth
  8. English todaynonsmooth

From non- + smooth.

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