Where does “nontasting” come from?

nontasting (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.

nontasting (English): Unable, because of one's genetic makeup, to taste...

Definitions

  1. Unable, because of one's genetic makeup, to taste...

Ancestry of “nontasting”, step by step

nontasting 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 tasting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtastingA small amount of food or drink; The taking of a...
2Middle Englishtastynge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Old Latin noenumEvery word from Latin nōn