Where does “nontheft” come from?

nontheft (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.

nontheft (English): Not of or pertaining to theft

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to theft

Ancestry of “nontheft”, step by step

nontheft 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 theft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtheftThe act of stealing property
2Middle EnglishtheftTheft, stealing, robbery; Financial fraud; the...
3Old Englishþīefþtheft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →