Where does “nonignorant” come from?

nonignorant (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.

nonignorant (English): Not ignorant

Definitions

  1. Not ignorant

Ancestry of “nonignorant”, step by step

nonignorant 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 ignorant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishignorantUnknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by...
2Old Frenchignorant—
3Latinignōrānsunknowing, being ignorant of
4Latinignōrōto not know; to be unacquainted with; to be ignorant of
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →