Where does “nongarish” come from?

nongarish (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.

nongarish (English): Not garish

Definitions

  1. Not garish

Ancestry of “nongarish”, step by step

nongarish 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 garish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgarishOverly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad...
2Middle Englishgawrento stare
3Old Norsegábarking; attention; to heed
4Old Norsegeyjato bark
5Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →