Where does “non sequitur” come from?

non sequitur (English) comes from Latin non sequitur, from Latin non, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

non sequitur (English): Any abrupt and inexplicable transition or...

Definitions

  1. Any abrupt and inexplicable transition or...

Ancestry of “non sequitur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnon sequiturit does not follow
2Latinnonnot
3Old Latinnoenum—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “non sequitur”

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