Where does “nonsilk” come from?

nonsilk (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.

nonsilk (English): Not silk

Definitions

  1. Not silk

Ancestry of “nonsilk”, step by step

nonsilk 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 silk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsilkA fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other...
2Middle Englishsilk—
3Old Englishsioloc—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →