Where does “noninterfertile” come from?

noninterfertile (English) comes from English interfertile, from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

noninterfertile (English): Not interfertile

Definitions

  1. Not interfertile

Ancestry of “noninterfertile”, step by step

noninterfertile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English interfertile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterfertileCapable of interbreeding
2EnglishinterTo bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison
3Middle Englishenteren
4Frenchentrerto enter
5Middle Frenchentrerto enter
6Old Frenchentrerto enter
7Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
8Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
9Latininterus
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
11Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

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 -teros