Meanings
adjectivenonetiological (not comparable)
- not comparableNot etiological.
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*h₂ey-
- Ancient Greekαἰτῐ́ᾱ (aitĭ́ā)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Ancient Greekαἰτῐολογῐ́ᾱ (aitĭologĭ́ā)
- Latinaetiologia
- Englishetiology
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishetiological
- Englishnonetiological
From non- + etiological.
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APA
nonetiological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonetiological
MLA
“nonetiological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonetiological. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonetiological,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonetiological.
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