Where does “nonpilot” come from?

nonpilot (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.

nonpilot (English): One who is not a pilot

Definitions

  1. One who is not a pilot

Ancestry of “nonpilot”, step by step

nonpilot 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 pilot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpilotA person who steers a ship, a helmsman; A person...
2Middle Frenchpilotstake
3Italianpilotofirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Latinpillottus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →