Where does “nonglacial” come from?

nonglacial (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.

nonglacial (English): Not glacial

Definitions

  1. Not glacial

Ancestry of “nonglacial”, step by step

nonglacial 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 glacial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglacialOf, or relating to glaciers; Very slow; Cold and...
2Frenchglacialfreezing, ice-cold, very cold
3Latinglaciālisicy, frozen, glacial
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →