Where does “nondormant” come from?

nondormant (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.

nondormant (English): Not dormant

Definitions

  1. Not dormant

Ancestry of “nondormant”, step by step

nondormant 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 dormant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdormantInactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended; In a...
2Latindormiēnssleeping
3Latindormiōto sleep
4Proto-Italicdormiōto sleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →