Where does “nonrugby” come from?

nonrugby (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.

nonrugby (English): Not of or pertaining to the sport of rugby

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to the sport of rugby

Ancestry of “nonrugby”, step by step

nonrugby 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 Rugby

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRugbywhere the sport of rugby is thought to have originated OS grid ref SP5075
2EnglishRokebyA placename
3Old Norsebee
4Proto-Germanicbiją
5Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Old Latin noenumEvery word from Latin nōn