Where does “nonidle” come from?

nonidle (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.

nonidle (English): Not idle; active or in use

Definitions

  1. Not idle; active or in use

Ancestry of “nonidle”, step by step

nonidle 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 idle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishidleEmpty, vacant; Not being used appropriately; not...
2Middle Englishidel—
3Old Englishīdelempty, void; bereft
4Proto-West Germanic*īdlvoid, empty, ineffective
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →