Where does “nonligand” come from?

nonligand (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.

nonligand (English): Not of or pertaining to a ligand

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to a ligand

Ancestry of “nonligand”, step by step

nonligand 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 ligand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishligandAn ion, molecule, or functional group that binds...
2Latinligandustied, bound, united, fastened
3Latinligōhoe, mattock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →