Where does “nonkarstic” come from?

nonkarstic (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.

nonkarstic (English): Not karstic

Definitions

  1. Not karstic

Ancestry of “nonkarstic”, step by step

nonkarstic 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 karstic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkarsticOf or pertaining to karst
2EnglishKarstA type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage
3GermanKarstkarst; mattock
4Middle High Germankarst—
5Old High Germankarstmattock, hoe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →