Where does “nonfoveal” come from?

nonfoveal (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.

nonfoveal (English): Not foveal

Definitions

  1. Not foveal

Ancestry of “nonfoveal”, step by step

nonfoveal 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 foveal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfovealOf or pertaining to the fovea
2Latinfovealisof or pertaining to an ore-pit or ore-pits
3LatinFoveasmall pit
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →