Where does “nonkeratin” come from?

nonkeratin (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.

nonkeratin (English): That which is not keratin

Definitions

  1. That which is not keratin

Ancestry of “nonkeratin”, step by step

nonkeratin 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 keratin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkeratinThe protein of which hair and nails are composed
2GermanKeratinKeratin (protein that hair and nails are made of)
3Ancient Greekκέραςhorn; horn as a material, or anything made of...
4Proto-Hellenic*kérats
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Old Latin noenumEvery word from Latin nōn
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