Where does “nonsparse” come from?

nonsparse (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.

nonsparse (English): Not sparse

Definitions

  1. Not sparse

Ancestry of “nonsparse”, step by step

nonsparse 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 sparse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsparseHaving widely spaced intervals; Not dense;...
2Latinsparsusscattered, strewn, sprinkled; spotted, freckled
3LatinspargoI scatter, strew, sprinkle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰ-to scatter, to jerk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →