Where does “nonsurrender” come from?

nonsurrender (English) comes from English surrender, from Old French surrendre, from Old French sur-, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér.

nonsurrender (English): Lack of surrender; failure or refusal to surrender something

Definitions

  1. Lack of surrender; failure or refusal to surrender something

Ancestry of “nonsurrender”, step by step

nonsurrender traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English surrender

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsurrenderTo give up into the power, control, or possession...
2Old Frenchsurrendreto give up; to hand over
3Old Frenchsur-over, on top of
4Latinsuper-super-; over, above
5Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
6Latineks-uper—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-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- →