Where does “nonshatter” come from?

nonshatter (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.

nonshatter (English): shatterproof

Definitions

  1. shatterproof

Ancestry of “nonshatter”, step by step

nonshatter 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 shatter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishshatterto violently break something into pieces; to...
2Middle Englishschaterento scatter, dash
3Old Englishscaterian—
4Proto-Germanicskat-to smash, scatter
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