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Where does “nonsinglet” come from?

nonsinglet (English) comes from English singlet, from English single, from Middle English single, from Old French sengle, from Late Latin cingula, from Latin Cingulum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

nonsinglet (English): Used attributively to describe anything not in a...

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  1. Used attributively to describe anything not in a...

Ancestry of “nonsinglet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsingletA vest; a sleeveless garment with a low-cut neck,...
2EnglishsingleNot accompanied by anything else; one in number;...
3Middle Englishsingle—
4Old Frenchsenglesingle; alone; alone; in an unaccompanied way
5Late Latincingulanominative/accusative/vocative plural of cingulum
6LatinCingulum—
7Latin-ulumUsed to form a noun of instrument or means from a...
8Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
9Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
10Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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