Where does “nonfragile” come from?

nonfragile (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.

nonfragile (English): Not fragile

Definitions

  1. Not fragile

Ancestry of “nonfragile”, step by step

nonfragile 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 fragile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfragileEasily broken or destroyed, and thus often of...
2Middle Frenchfragile
3Latinfragilisfragile, brittle, easily broken, breakable; weak,...
4Proto-Italicfragelis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Old Latin noenumEvery word from Latin nōn
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