Where does “nonprominent” come from?

nonprominent (English) comes from English prominent, from French prominent, from Latin prōminēns, from Latin prōmineō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

nonprominent (English): Not prominent

Definitions

  1. Not prominent

Ancestry of “nonprominent”, step by step

nonprominent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English prominent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishprominentstanding out, or projecting; jutting;...
2Frenchprominent
3Latinprōminēnsprominent, jutting out, projecting
4Latinprōmineōto stand or jut out; to project, overhang; to be prominent
5Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
6Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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 pr̥tós