Where does “nonboreal” come from?

nonboreal (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.

nonboreal (English): Not boreal

Definitions

  1. Not boreal

Ancestry of “nonboreal”, step by step

nonboreal 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 boreal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishborealOf, relating to, or coming from the north
2Latinboreālisnorthern
3Latin-ālis—
4Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →