Where does “nonwasting” come from?

nonwasting (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.

nonwasting (English): Not wasting; Of an asset: not undergoing a...

Definitions

  1. Not wasting; Of an asset: not undergoing a...

Ancestry of “nonwasting”, step by step

nonwasting 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 wasting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwastingpresent participle of waste; Causing a waste, or...
2EnglishwasteExcess of material, useless by-products or...
3Middle Englishwastento waste, lay waste
4Old Northern Frenchwasterto waste, devastate
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