Where does “no” come from?

no (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan no, from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

no (Catalan): no; not, main negation marker

Definitions

  1. no; not, main negation marker

Ancestry of “no”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalanno—
2Latinnōnnot
3Old Latinnoenum—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “no”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →