Where does “nonmaleficence” come from?

nonmaleficence (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.

nonmaleficence (English): A lack or absence of maleficence

Definitions

  1. A lack or absence of maleficence

Ancestry of “nonmaleficence”, step by step

nonmaleficence 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 maleficence

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmaleficenceharmfulness or mischief
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Old Latin noenumEvery word from Latin nōn
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