Where does “nonglue” come from?

nonglue (English) comes from English glue, from Middle English glue, from Old French glu, from Latin glūten, from Proto-Italic gloiten, from Proto-Indo-European glóh₁ytn̥, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁- — to bend, arch.

nonglue (English): Not of or pertaining to glue

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to glue

Ancestry of “nonglue”, step by step

nonglue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English glue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglueA hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides,...
2Middle EnglishglueAlternative form of glew; Alternative form of...
3Old Frenchgluglue, birdlime
4Latinglūtenglue
5Proto-Italicgloiten
6Proto-Indo-Europeanglóh₁ytn̥
7Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁y-to smear, putty; to stick, glue
8Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁-ball, lump
9Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

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 Proto-Indo-European gēw-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁-
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