Where does “non” come from?

non (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch nonne, from Medieval Latin nonna, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.

non (Dutch): nun

Definitions

  1. nun

Ancestry of “non”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnonne—
2Medieval Latinnonnanun
3Latinnonnusmonk; tutor; old person
4Proto-Indo-Europeannana-—

Words derived from “non”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European nana- →Every word from Latin nonnus →Every word from Medieval Latin nonna →