Where does “nonvisual” come from?

nonvisual (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.

nonvisual (English): Not visual

Definitions

  1. Not visual

Ancestry of “nonvisual”, step by step

nonvisual 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 visual

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvisualRelated to or affecting the vision; That can be...
2Frenchvisuelvisual
3Latinvīsushaving been seen
4Proto-Celticwissosknown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwidtósseen; known
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “nonvisual”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →