Where does “nonsoil” come from?

nonsoil (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.

nonsoil (English): Not of or pertaining to soil

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to soil

Ancestry of “nonsoil”, step by step

nonsoil 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 soil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsoilA mixture of mineral particles and organic...
2Old Englishsolianto soil; become defiled; make or become foul
3Proto-Germanicsulwōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansūl-thick liquid, muck
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