Where does “nonspiking” come from?

nonspiking (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.

nonspiking (English): Not spiking

Definitions

  1. Not spiking

Ancestry of “nonspiking”, step by step

nonspiking 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 spiking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishspikingpresent participle of spike; The act by which...
2Proto-West Germanic*spīku—
3Proto-Germanicspīkōstick, splinter, point
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →