Where does “nonrabbit” come from?

nonrabbit (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.

nonrabbit (English): Not of or pertaining to rabbits

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to rabbits

Ancestry of “nonrabbit”, step by step

nonrabbit 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 rabbit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrabbitA mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears,...
2Middle Englishrabet
3Middle Frenchrabotte
4Dutchrobbe
5Englishrobert
6Anglo-NormanRobert
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos
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