Where does “nonpast” come from?

nonpast (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.

nonpast (English): Alternative form of non-past

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of non-past

Ancestry of “nonpast”, step by step

nonpast 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 past

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpastThe period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future
2Englishpassedsimple past tense and past participle of pass;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Old Latin noenumEvery word from Latin nōn
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