Where does “nongrain” come from?

nongrain (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.

nongrain (English): That which is not grain; a food product not...

Definitions

  1. That which is not grain; a food product not...

Ancestry of “nongrain”, step by step

nongrain 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 grain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrainThe harvested seeds of various grass food crops...
2Middle EnglishgraynA forking channel or pass; a fjord or estuary;...
3Old Norsegreinbranch; point, head, part; cause, reason
4Proto-Germanicgrainō
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Old Latin noenumEvery word from Latin nōn