Where does “nonmucous” come from?

nonmucous (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.

nonmucous (English): Not mucous

Definitions

  1. Not mucous

Ancestry of “nonmucous”, step by step

nonmucous 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 mucous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmucousPertaining to mucus; Having the qualities of...
2Latinmūcōsusslimy
3Latinmūcusmucus
4Proto-Italicmoukos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →