Where does “nontwisting” come from?

nontwisting (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.

nontwisting (English): That does not twist

Definitions

  1. That does not twist

Ancestry of “nontwisting”, step by step

nontwisting 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 twisting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtwistingpresent participle of twist; gerund of twist; The...
2EnglishtwistA twisting force; Anything twisted, or the act of...
3Middle EnglishtwistThe flat part of a hinge (less specifically the entire hinge)
4Old Englishtwist—
5Proto-Germanictwistaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →