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Where does “nongolfing” come from?

nongolfing (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.

nongolfing (English): Not related to, or not taking part in, the sport...

Definitions

  1. Not related to, or not taking part in, the sport...

Ancestry of “nongolfing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōn—
5Old Latinnoenum—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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