Where does “nonreferring” come from?

nonreferring (English) comes from English referring, from English refer, from Middle English referren, from Old French referer, from Latin referre, from Latin ferre, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

nonreferring (English): Not referring

Definitions

  1. Not referring

Ancestry of “nonreferring”, step by step

nonreferring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English referring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishreferringpresent participle of refer; The act by which...
2EnglishreferTo direct the attention of; To submit to for...
3Middle Englishreferren
4Old Frenchrefererto tell; to talk about; to speak of
5Latinreferrepresent active infinitive of referō; to refer
6Latinferrepresent active infinitive of ferō; bring; carry
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

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 bʰēr-Every word from Latin ferreEvery word from Latin referre