Where does “nonsequel” come from?

nonsequel (English) comes from English sequel, from Middle English sequele, from Middle French sequele, from Latin sequela, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

nonsequel (English): A work that is not a sequel

Definitions

  1. A work that is not a sequel

Ancestry of “nonsequel”, step by step

nonsequel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sequel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsequelThe events, collectively, which follow a...
2Middle Englishsequele
3Middle Frenchsequele
4Latinsequelathat which follows
5LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
6Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
7Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

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 sekʷ-