Where does “nonsonant” come from?

nonsonant (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.

nonsonant (English): Not sonant; An unvoiced consonant

Definitions

  1. Not sonant; An unvoiced consonant

Ancestry of “nonsonant”, step by step

nonsonant 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 sonant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsonantOf or pertaining to sound; sounding; Voiced; A...
2Latinsonānssounding, resounding
3Latinsonōto sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context)
4Proto-Italic*swonaōto sound, resound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →