Where does “nonslice” come from?

nonslice (English) comes from English slice, from Middle English sclise, from Old French esclice, from Old French esclicer, from Frankish slitjan, from Proto-Germanic slitjaną, from Proto-Germanic slītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sleyd-.

nonslice (English): Not being or relating to a slice knot

Definitions

  1. Not being or relating to a slice knot

Ancestry of “nonslice”, step by step

nonslice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English slice

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsliceThat which is thin and broad; A thin, broad piece...
2Middle Englishsclisespatula
3Old Frenchesclice—
4Old Frenchesclicerto shatter, split, cleave
5Frankishslitjanto split up
6Proto-Germanicslitjaną—
7Proto-Germanicslītanąto tear apart
8Proto-Indo-Europeansleyd-—

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleyd- →