Where does “noncivil” come from?

noncivil (English) comes from English civil, from Middle English cyvyl, from Old French civil, from Latin cīvīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

noncivil (English): Not civil

Definitions

  1. Not civil

Ancestry of “noncivil”, step by step

noncivil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English civil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcivilHaving to do with people and government office as...
2Middle Englishcyvyl
3Old Frenchcivil
4Latincīvīlis
5Latin-ilis-ile
6Proto-Italic-elis
7Proto-Indo-European-elis
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ilisEvery word from Latin cīvīlis
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