Where does “nonpliable” come from?

nonpliable (English) comes from English pliable, from Old French ploiable, from Old French ploiier, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

nonpliable (English): Not pliable

Definitions

  1. Not pliable

Ancestry of “nonpliable”, step by step

nonpliable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pliable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpliableSoft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or...
2Old Frenchploiable—
3Old Frenchploiierto fold
4Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

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 pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Latin plicō →