Meanings
adjectivenonaltruistic (not comparable)
- not comparableNot altruistic
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
- Proto-Italic*aljos
- Proto-Italic*aliteros
- Latinalterī
- Vulgar Latin*alterui
- Old Frenchautrui
- Frenchautrui
- Frenchaltruisme
- Englishaltruism
- Englishaltruist
- Englishaltruistic
- Englishnonaltruistic
From non- + altruistic.
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APA
nonaltruistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonaltruistic
MLA
“nonaltruistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonaltruistic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonaltruistic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonaltruistic.
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