Where does “nonhockey” come from?

nonhockey (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.

nonhockey (English): Not of or pertaining to the sport of hockey

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to the sport of hockey

Ancestry of “nonhockey”, step by step

nonhockey 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 hockey

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhockeyIce hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of...
2Frenchhoquethiccup
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →