Where does “nonshooting” come from?

nonshooting (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.

nonshooting (English): That does not shoot; Not of or pertaining to...

Definitions

  1. That does not shoot; Not of or pertaining to...

Ancestry of “nonshooting”, step by step

nonshooting 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 shooting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishshootingpresent participle of shoot; An instance of...
2Middle Englishshoting—
3Old Englishscotungshooting
4Proto-Germanicskutungō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →