Where does “nonextinct” come from?

nonextinct (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.

nonextinct (English): Not extinct

Definitions

  1. Not extinct

Ancestry of “nonextinct”, step by step

nonextinct 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 extinct

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishextinctExtinguished, no longer alight; No longer used;...
2Latinextīnctusquenched, extinguished
3LatinextinguoI quench, extinguish, kill
4LatinstinguoI put out, extinguish
5Proto-Italic*stengʷōto push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →