Where does “nonforested” come from?

nonforested (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.

nonforested (English): unforested

Definitions

  1. unforested

Ancestry of “nonforested”, step by step

nonforested 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 forested

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishforestedCovered in forest; simple past tense and past...
2EnglishforestA dense uncultivated tract of trees and...
3Middle EnglishforestA forest or wood; A preserve for hunting...
4Old Frenchforestforest, royal hunting ground
5Latinforestisdative plural of foresta; ablative plural of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos
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