Where does “nonequal” come from?

nonequal (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.

nonequal (English): Not equal; unequal, different; One who is not an...

Definitions

  1. Not equal; unequal, different; One who is not an...

Ancestry of “nonequal”, step by step

nonequal 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 equal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishequalThe same in all respects; Exactly identical,...
2Latinaequālisequal, like
3Latinæquusequal
4Latinvocāre—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →