Where does “nontennis” come from?

nontennis (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.

nontennis (English): Not of or pertaining to the sport of tennis

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to the sport of tennis

Ancestry of “nontennis”, step by step

nontennis 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 tennis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtennisA sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets
2Old Frenchtenezsecond-person plural present indicative of tenir;...
3Old Frenchtenirto possess; to have; to hold
4Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
5Proto-Italictenēōto hold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynosEvery word from Old Latin noenumEvery word from Latin nōn
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