Where does “no” come from?

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

no (Chavacano): do not; don't

Definitions

  1. do not; don't

Ancestry of “no”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnono; not; eh?
2Old Spanishnonot
3Latinnōnnot
4Old Latinnoenum—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →