Where does “nonfictive” come from?

nonfictive (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.

nonfictive (English): Not fictive

Definitions

  1. Not fictive

Ancestry of “nonfictive”, step by step

nonfictive 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 fictive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfictiveHaving the characteristics of fiction: fictional;...
2Middle Frenchfictif
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos
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