Where does “nonrecoil” come from?

nonrecoil (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.

nonrecoil (English): Without recoil; recoilless

Definitions

  1. Without recoil; recoilless

Ancestry of “nonrecoil”, step by step

nonrecoil 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 recoil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecoilA starting or falling back; a rebound; a...
2Old Frenchreculer—
3Latincūlusthe arse, ass
4Proto-Celtickūloscorner
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →
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