Where does “nonaqueous” come from?

nonaqueous (English) comes from English aqueous, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

nonaqueous (English): Not aqueous

Definitions

  1. Not aqueous

Ancestry of “nonaqueous”, step by step

nonaqueous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English aqueous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaqueousConsisting mostly of water
2English-ousUsed to form adjectives from nouns, to denote...
3Middle English-ous
4Old French-us-ous, used for forming adjectives
5Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
6Old Latin-ōssus

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 Old Latin -ōssusEvery word from Latin -ōsusEvery word from English -ous