Etymology

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Today it means: Not traditional; not related to tradition, untraditional. Full definition →

English traditional ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English tradicioun
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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*terh₂-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  16. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  17. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  18. Proto-Italic*trāns
  19. Latintrāns
  20. Proto-Indo-European*deh₃-redup.
  21. Proto-Indo-European*dédeh₃ti
  22. Proto-Italic*didō
  23. Latindō
  24. Latintrādō
  25. Latintrāditiō
  26. Old Frenchtradicion
  27. Middle Englishtradicioun
  28. Englishtradition
  29. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  30. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  31. Englishtraditional
  32. English todaynontraditional

From non- + traditional.

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