Where does “nonplywood” come from?
nonplywood (English) comes from English plywood, from English ply, from English apply, from Middle English aplien, from Old French applier, from Latin applicō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
nonplywood (English): Not of or pertaining to plywood
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to plywood
Ancestry of “nonplywood”, step by step
nonplywood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plywood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plywood | Construction material supplied in sheets, and... |
| 2 | English | ply | A layer of material; A strand that, twisted... |
| 3 | English | apply | To lay or place; to put; To put to use; to use or... |
| 4 | Middle English | aplien | — |
| 5 | Old French | applier | to bend; to apply |
| 6 | Latin | applicō | to apply |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |