Where does “nonpapal” come from?

nonpapal (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.

nonpapal (English): Not papal

Definitions

  1. Not papal

Ancestry of “nonpapal”, step by step

nonpapal 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 papal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpapalHaving to do with the pope or the papacy
2Middle Englishpapal—
3Old Frenchpapal—
4Medieval Latinpapalispapal
5Ecclesiastical Latinpapa—
6Ancient Greekπάππαςdaddy, papa; papa, daddy; father
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →