Where does “nonprospect” come from?

nonprospect (English) comes from English prospect, from German Prospekt, from Latin prospectus, from Latin prospicio, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

nonprospect (English): One who is not a prospect

Definitions

  1. One who is not a prospect

Ancestry of “nonprospect”, step by step

nonprospect traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English prospect

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprospectThe region which the eye overlooks at one time;...
2GermanProspektbrochure
3Latinprospectusview, sight, prospect; panorama; watched or...
4LatinprospicioI look far off; I see into the distance; I watch...
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