Where does “nonyl” come from?
nonyl (Dutch) comes from Dutch non-, from French non-, from French non, from Old French non, from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
nonyl (Dutch): nonyl
Ancestry of “nonyl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | non- | non- |
| 2 | French | non- | nine |
| 3 | French | non | no; not; a no, a negative response |
| 4 | Old French | non | no; not; Alternative form of nom |
| 5 | Latin | nōn | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | noenum | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |