Where does “nonfelonious” come from?

nonfelonious (English) comes from English felonious, from English felony, from Middle English felony, from Old French felonie, from Old French felon, from Medieval Latin fello, from Frankish fellō, from Proto-Germanic fillô — to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,...

nonfelonious (English): Not felonious

Definitions

  1. Not felonious

Ancestry of “nonfelonious”, step by step

nonfelonious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English felonious

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfeloniousOf, relating to, being, or having the quality of...
2EnglishfelonyA serious criminal offense, which, under United...
3Middle Englishfelony
4Old Frenchfelonieevil; immoral acts or deeds
5Old Frenchfelonevildoer; wrongdoer; immoral person; bastard;...
6Medieval LatinfelloI suck; I fellate, perform fellatio, suck off;...
7Frankishfellōevildoer; wicked person
8Proto-Germanicfillô
9Proto-Germanicfaluzterrible; cruel; bad
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpol-to pour, flow, float, fly, swim, flee; to pour,...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pol-
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