Where does “noncity” come from?

noncity (English) comes from English city, from Middle English cite, from Old French citet, from Latin cīvitās, from Proto-Italic keiwis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

noncity (English): Not of or pertaining to a city; A habitation that...

Definitions

Not of or pertaining to a city; A habitation that...

Ancestry of “noncity”, step by step

noncity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English city

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	city	A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes...
2	Middle English	cite	city
3	Old French	citet	Alternative form of cité
4	Latin	cīvitās	—
5	Proto-Italic	keiwis	society; citizen
6	Proto-Indo-European	ḱey-	to be lying down; to settle

via English non

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	non	Obsolete form of none
2	French	non	no; not; a no, a negative response
3	Old French	non	no; not; Alternative form of nom
4	Latin	nōn	not
5	Old Latin	noenum	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	óynos	one; single

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Italic keiwis →Every word from Latin cīvitās →