Where does “not” come from?

not (Albanian) comes from Greek νότος, from Ancient Greek νότος — The south wind; The south.

not (Albanian): swim

Definitions

  1. swim

Ancestry of “not”, step by step

not traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek νότος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekνότοςsouth; south wind
2Ancient GreekνότοςThe south wind; The south

via Latin natāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnatāre—
Every word from Ancient Greek νότος →Every word from Greek νότος →