Where does “nonfailure” come from?

nonfailure (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.

nonfailure (English): Absence of failure; That which is not a failure

Definitions

  1. Absence of failure; That which is not a failure

Ancestry of “nonfailure”, step by step

nonfailure 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 failure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfailureState or condition of not meeting a desirable or...
2Anglo-Normanfailer
3Old Frenchfailliralternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err
4Latinfallēre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Old Latin noenumEvery word from Latin nōn