Where does “non-flying” come from?

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

non-flying (English): Alternative form of nonflying

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of nonflying

Ancestry of “non-flying”, step by step

non-flying traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via English flying

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflyingThat flies or can fly; Brief or hurried; Not...
2Middle Englishflyinge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos