Where does “nonmelanoma” come from?

nonmelanoma (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.

nonmelanoma (English): A cancer that is not a melanoma

Definitions

  1. A cancer that is not a melanoma

Ancestry of “nonmelanoma”, step by step

nonmelanoma 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 melanoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmelanomaA dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising...
2Englishomagrandmother, grandma
3Tibetanའོ་མmilk
4Tibetanམmother; goddess; negates the following verb in...
5Proto-Sino-Tibetanmano, not, negative, not have, none
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →