Where does “nonscuff” come from?

nonscuff (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.

nonscuff (English): Not causing scuffing

Definitions

  1. Not causing scuffing

Ancestry of “nonscuff”, step by step

nonscuff 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 scuff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscuffTo scrape the feet while walking; To hit lightly,...
2Scotsscuffto touch lightly, graze, hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →