Where does “nonbanana” come from?

nonbanana (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.

nonbanana (English): Not of or pertaining to bananas

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to bananas

Ancestry of “nonbanana”, step by step

nonbanana 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 banana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbananaAn elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in...
2Spanishbananabanana fruit
3Portuguesebananabanana; penis; bras d'honneur
4Wolofbanaanabanana
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Old Latin noenumEvery word from Latin nōn
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