Where does “nonalloy” come from?
nonalloy (English) comes from English alloy, from Old French aloi, from Old French aloiier, from Latin alligō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
nonalloy (English): Not an alloy, or not pertaining to one
Definitions
- Not an alloy, or not pertaining to one
Ancestry of “nonalloy”, step by step
nonalloy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alloy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alloy | A metal that is a combination of two or more... |
| 2 | Old French | aloi | — |
| 3 | Old French | aloiier | assemble, join |
| 4 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |