Where does “nondetergent” come from?

nondetergent (English) comes from English detergent, from French détergent, from Middle French detergent, from Latin dētergēns, from Latin dētergeō, from Latin tergeō — to rub, wipe, wipe off, clean, cleanse.

nondetergent (English): That which is not detergent

Definitions

  1. That which is not detergent

Ancestry of “nondetergent”, step by step

nondetergent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English detergent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdetergentAny non-soap cleaning agent, especially a...
2Frenchdétergentdetergent
3Middle Frenchdetergent—
4Latindētergēnswiping off
5Latindētergeōto wipe off, wipe away, clean by wiping
6Latintergeōto rub, wipe, wipe off, clean, cleanse

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 Latin tergeō →Every word from Latin dētergeō →Every word from Latin dētergēns →