Where does “nondrip” come from?

nondrip (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.

nondrip (English): Designed not to drip

Definitions

  1. Designed not to drip

Ancestry of “nondrip”, step by step

nondrip 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 drip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdripTo fall one drop at a time; To leak slowly; To...
2Middle Englishdrippe—
3Old Frisiandriāpa—
4Proto-GermanicdreupanąTo droop; drip
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
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