Where does “nonplural” come from?

nonplural (English) comes from English plural, from Middle English plurelle, from Old French plurel, from Latin plūrālis, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

nonplural (English): Not plural

Definitions

  1. Not plural

Ancestry of “nonplural”, step by step

nonplural traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English plural

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpluralConsisting of or containing more than one of...
2Middle Englishplurelleplural
3Old Frenchplurelplural
4Latinplūrālisplural
5Latinplūsmore; more of
6Old Latinplous
7Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-

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 ploh₁is-
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