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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Latin trāns Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin trādō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin trāditiōbor. Old French tradicionbor. Middle English tradicioun English tradition Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English traditional English untraditional From un- + traditional.
Meanings
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Not traditional; departing from tradition.
For the last decade at least, the trend seems to be that more untraditional names are being chosen over the Bobs, the Toms, the Sues and the Marys.
2009 April 25, “Meet Number 16 Bus Shelter”, in Austin Daily Herald, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2025:To punch up the flavor even more, we looked to an untraditional ingredient: fish sauce.
2013, America's Test Kitchen, Comfort Food Makeovers: All Your Favorites Made Lighter:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more untraditional | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most untraditional | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Translations (7)
sv otraditionell (not traditional) · da utraditionel (not traditional) · nb utradisjonell (not traditional) · fi epäperinteinen (not traditional) · el αντιπαραδοσιακός (not traditional) · nn utradisjonell (not traditional) · fi uudenlainen (not traditional)