Where does “non-singular” come from?

non-singular (English) comes from English singular, from Middle English singuler, from Latin singulāris, from Latin singulus, from Proto-Italic sem-g-lo-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

non-singular (English): Not singular; Injective

Definitions

  1. Not singular; Injective

Ancestry of “non-singular”, step by step

non-singular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English singular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsingularBeing only one of a larger population; Being the...
2Middle Englishsinguler—
3Latinsingulārissingular, unique, unusual
4Latinsingulussingle; apiece; every
5Proto-Italicsem-g-lo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Italic sem-g-lo- →Every word from Latin singulus →