Where does “nonsuccess” come from?

nonsuccess (English) comes from English success, from Italian successo, from Latin successus, from Latin succēdere, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

nonsuccess (English): Absence of success; failure

Definitions

  1. Absence of success; failure

Ancestry of “nonsuccess”, step by step

nonsuccess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English success

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsuccessThe achievement of one's aim or goal; Financial...
2Italiansuccessosuccess
3Latinsuccessuscourse, flow (of time), approach
4Latinsuccēdere—
5Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
6Proto-Italicsupounder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

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 h₃ewp- →