Where does “noncaseous” come from?

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

noncaseous (English): Not caseous

Definitions

  1. Not caseous

Ancestry of “noncaseous”, step by step

noncaseous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English caseous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaseousResembling cheese
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 -ōssus →Every word from Latin -ōsus →Every word from English -ous →