Where does “nonvinyl” come from?

nonvinyl (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.

nonvinyl (English): Not of or pertaining to vinyl

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to vinyl

Ancestry of “nonvinyl”, step by step

nonvinyl 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 vinyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvinylThe univalent radical CH=CH−, derived from...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →