Where does “non” come from?

Non derives from English nones, from Latin nonus meaning ninth, ultimately from Latin novem meaning nine.

non (English): Obsolete form of none

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of none

Ancestry of “non”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
2Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
3Latinnōnnot
4Old Latinnoenum—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “non”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →