Where does “nonsessile” come from?

nonsessile (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.

nonsessile (English): Not sessile

Definitions

  1. Not sessile

Ancestry of “nonsessile”, step by step

nonsessile 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 sessile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsessilePermanently attached to a substrate; not free to...
2Latinsessilissuitable as a seat; that is low-growing; dwarf;...
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →