Where does “nonjob” come from?

nonjob (English) comes from English Job, from Latin Iob, from Latin iuppiter, from Proto-Italic djous patēr, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

nonjob (English): A position that is ostensibly a job but does not...

Definitions

  1. A position that is ostensibly a job but does not...

Ancestry of “nonjob”, step by step

nonjob traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Job

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJobA person who shows remarkable patience
2LatinIobJob
3LatiniuppiterJupiter god of the sky and ruler of the Roman pantheon
4Proto-Italicdjous patērJupiter
5Proto-Italic*djous—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws →