Etymology of the English word noil
the English word
noilderived from the Old French word
noelderived from the Latin word
nodellusderived from the Latin word
nodulusderived from the Latin word
nodus (knot; knot; node)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ned-Date
The earliest known usage of noil in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
