Where does “noncubic” come from?

noncubic (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.

noncubic (English): Not cubic

Definitions

  1. Not cubic

Ancestry of “noncubic”, step by step

noncubic 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 cubic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcubicUsed in the names of units of volume formed by...
2Frenchcubiquecubic
3Latincubicuscubic (all senses), cubical
4Ancient Greekκυβικός—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →