Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “noncivilized” come from?

noncivilized (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.

noncivilized (English): Not civilized

Definitions

  1. Not civilized

Ancestry of “noncivilized”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōn—
5Old Latinnoenum—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →