Where does “nonsynonymously” come from?

nonsynonymously (English) comes from English synonymously, from English -ly, from English grisly, from Middle English grisely, from Old English grisliċ, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.

nonsynonymously (English): In a nonsynonymous manner

Definitions

  1. In a nonsynonymous manner

Ancestry of “nonsynonymously”, step by step

nonsynonymously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English synonymously

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsynonymouslyIn a synonymous way
2English-lyUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the...
3EnglishgrislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;...
4Middle Englishgrisely
5Old Englishgrisliċgrisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid
6Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
7Proto-Germanic*-līk

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-Germanic *-līkEvery word from English -lyEvery word from Old English -līċ