Where does “noncrease” come from?

noncrease (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.

noncrease (English): Resistant to creasing

Definitions

  1. Resistant to creasing

Ancestry of “noncrease”, step by step

noncrease 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 crease

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcreaseA line or mark made by folding or doubling any...
2Englishcreast—
3Middle Englishcrestridge, crest
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →