Where does “nonbilious” come from?

nonbilious (English) comes from English bilious, from French bilieux, from Latin bīliōsus, from Latin bīlis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

nonbilious (English): Not bilious

Definitions

  1. Not bilious

Ancestry of “nonbilious”, step by step

nonbilious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bilious

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbiliousOf or pertaining to something containing or...
2Frenchbilieuxbilious
3Latinbīliōsusbilious (full of bile)
4Latinbīlisbile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

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 bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Latin bīlis →