Where does “nonfringe” come from?

nonfringe (English) comes from English fringe, from Middle English frenge, from Old French frenge, from Vulgar Latin frimbia, from Latin fimbriae, from Latin fimbria — fringe, border, edge.

nonfringe (English): Not fringe

Definitions

  1. Not fringe

Ancestry of “nonfringe”, step by step

nonfringe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fringe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfringeA decorative border; A marginal or peripheral...
2Middle Englishfrengefringe
3Old Frenchfrengefringe
4Vulgar Latinfrimbia—
5Latinfimbriaefibres, threads, shreds, fringe; nominative...
6Latinfimbriafringe, border, edge

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 fimbria →