Where does “nonalkaloid” come from?

nonalkaloid (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.

nonalkaloid (English): Any substance that is not an alkaloid

Definitions

  1. Any substance that is not an alkaloid

Ancestry of “nonalkaloid”, step by step

nonalkaloid 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 alkaloid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalkaloidAny of many organic heterocyclic bases that occur...
2EnglishalkaliOne of a class of caustic bases, such as soda,...
3Frenchalcalialkali
4Medieval Latinalcali—
5Arabicاَلْقِلْي—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →