Where does “nonpyritiferous” come from?

nonpyritiferous (English) comes from English pyritiferous, from English -ferous, from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

nonpyritiferous (English): Not pyritiferous

Definitions

  1. Not pyritiferous

Ancestry of “nonpyritiferous”, step by step

nonpyritiferous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pyritiferous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpyritiferouscontaining, or yielding pyrites
2English-ferousUsed to form adjectives from nouns, producing the...
3English-ousUsed to form adjectives from nouns, to denote...
4Middle English-ous
5Old French-us-ous, used for forming adjectives
6Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
7Old Latin-ōssus

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 Old Latin -ōssusEvery word from Latin -ōsusEvery word from English -ous