Where does “nonrocky” come from?
nonrocky (English) comes from English rocky, from English Rock, from English rock and roll, from English and, from Middle English an, from Old English ond, from Old English and, from Proto-Germanic andi — on, onto.
nonrocky (English): Not rocky
Definitions
- Not rocky
Ancestry of “nonrocky”, step by step
nonrocky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rocky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rocky | Unstable; easily rocked; In the style of rock... |
| 2 | English | Rock | for someone living near a rock or an oak (atter + oke) |
| 3 | English | rock and roll | A genre of popular music that evolved in the... |
| 4 | English | and | As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two... |
| 5 | Middle English | an | Alternative form of in; Alternative form of and;... |
| 6 | Old English | ond | and |
| 7 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |