Where does “nonfurnace” come from?

nonfurnace (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.

nonfurnace (English): Not of or pertaining to a furnace

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to a furnace

Ancestry of “nonfurnace”, step by step

nonfurnace 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 furnace

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfurnaceAn industrial heating device, e.g. for smelting...
2Middle EnglishforneysA stove or oven; a device for cooking upon or in;...
3Old Frenchfornaisfurnace
4Latinfornāxa furnace, oven, kiln
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →