Where does “nonchain” come from?

nonchain (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.

nonchain (English): Not of or pertaining to a chain; A retail outlet...

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to a chain; A retail outlet...

Ancestry of “nonchain”, step by step

nonchain 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 chain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchainA series of interconnected rings or links usually...
2Middle EnglishcheyneA chain; a series of links made of metal,...
3Old Frenchchaine—
4Latincatēnachain
5Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →