Where does “nonalive” come from?

nonalive (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.

nonalive (English): Not alive

Definitions

  1. Not alive

Ancestry of “nonalive”, step by step

nonalive 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 alive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaliveHaving life; living; not dead; In a state of...
2Middle Englishalyvealive, living
3Old Englishon līfein life
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →