Where does “nonattempt” come from?

nonattempt (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.

nonattempt (English): The nonoccurence of any attempt

Definitions

  1. The nonoccurence of any attempt

Ancestry of “nonattempt”, step by step

nonattempt 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 attempt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishattemptTo try; To try to move, by entreaty, by...
2Middle Englishattempten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Old Latin noenumEvery word from Latin nōn