noninvasive

adjective

relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity

Roots

nonnon- · Latin · not inin- · Latin · into vaderevas- · Latin · go ivus-ive · Latin · tending to

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Where does noninvasive come from?

The word noninvasive breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: non-, from Latin non (“not”); in-, from Latin in (“into”); vas, from Latin vadere (“go”); and -ive, from Latin ivus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.