Where does “nonperjury” come from?

nonperjury (English) comes from English perjury, from Old French perjurie, from Latin perjurare, from Latin jūrāre, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

nonperjury (English): Absence of perjury

Definitions

  1. Absence of perjury

Ancestry of “nonperjury”, step by step

nonperjury traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English perjury

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperjuryThe deliberate giving of false or misleading...
2Old Frenchperjurie
3Latinperjurareswear falsely
4Latinjūrāre
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yew-straight, upright, right; right, justice, law
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂óyuEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yew-