Where does “nonxylene” come from?

nonxylene (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.

nonxylene (English): Not of or pertaining to xylene

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to xylene

Ancestry of “nonxylene”, step by step

nonxylene 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 xylene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishxyleneAny of a group of three isomeric aromatic...
2Englishxyl-Alternative form of xylo-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →