Where does “non-offender” come from?

non-offender (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-offender (English): One who is not an offender; one who has not broken the law

Definitions

  1. One who is not an offender; one who has not broken the law

Ancestry of “non-offender”, step by step

non-offender 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 offender

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoffenderOne who gives or causes offense, or does...
2Anglo-Normanoffendouroffender
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →