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Where does “nonlesbian” come from?

nonlesbian (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.

nonlesbian (English): Not lesbian; One who is not a lesbian

Definitions

  1. Not lesbian; One who is not a lesbian

Ancestry of “nonlesbian”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →