Where does “nonagouti” come from?

nonagouti (English) comes from English non, from French non, from Old French non, from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

nonagouti (English): Describing a mutation in the colouring of animal...

Definitions

  1. Describing a mutation in the colouring of animal...

Ancestry of “nonagouti”, step by step

nonagouti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English agouti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishagoutiA rodent similar in appearance to a guinea pig...
2Frenchagoutiagouti (rodent)
3Old Tupiakutiagouti
4Sanskritआकूति
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Old Latin noenumEvery word from Latin nōn