Where does “nonsupport” come from?

nonsupport (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.

nonsupport (English): A lack of support; The failure to provide for...

Definitions

  1. A lack of support; The failure to provide for...

Ancestry of “nonsupport”, step by step

nonsupport 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 support

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsupportTo keep from falling; To answer questions and...
2Middle Englishsupport
3Middle Frenchsupport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Old Latin noenumEvery word from Latin nōn
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