Where does “nonpoor” come from?

nonpoor (English) comes from English poor, from Middle English povre, from Old French povre, from Latin pauper, from Latin pavo-pars, from Proto-Indo-European pau- — smallness.

nonpoor (English): Not poor

Definitions

  1. Not poor

Ancestry of “nonpoor”, step by step

nonpoor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English poor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoorWith no or few possessions or money, particularly...
2Middle Englishpovrepoor, needy; poor by choice; Afflicted by need...
3Old Frenchpovrepoor
4Latinpauperpoor
5Latinpavo-parsgetting little
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpau-smallness

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 pau- →