Where does “nondesire” come from?

nondesire (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.

nondesire (English): absence of desire

Definitions

  1. absence of desire

Ancestry of “nondesire”, step by step

nondesire 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 desire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdesireTo want; to wish for earnestly; To put a request...
2Middle Englishdesirdesire
3Old FrenchdesirerAlternative form of desirrer
4Latindēsīderōto want, desire, wish for, long for
5Latinsider-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →