Where does “nonfissile” come from?

nonfissile (English) comes from English fissile, from Latin fissilis, from Latin findō, from Proto-Italic findō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

nonfissile (English): Not fissile

Definitions

  1. Not fissile

Ancestry of “nonfissile”, step by step

nonfissile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fissile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfissileAble to be split; Easily split along a grain;...
2Latinfissilisable to be split
3Latinfindōto cleave, break up, separate, divide, split, part
4Proto-Italicfindōsplit, cleave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

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 Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Italic findō →
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