Where does “nonlineal” come from?

nonlineal (English) comes from English lineal, from Old French lineal, from Latin līneālis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

nonlineal (English): Not lineal

Definitions

  1. Not lineal

Ancestry of “nonlineal”, step by step

nonlineal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lineal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinealOf a family relationship that includes mothers,...
2Old Frenchlineal—
3Latinlīneālisconsisting of lines, linear, lineal
4LatinlīneaA linen thread
5Latinlīnumflax
6Proto-Italiclīnom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

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 līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →