Where does “nonwhimsical” come from?

nonwhimsical (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.

nonwhimsical (English): Not whimsical

Definitions

  1. Not whimsical

Ancestry of “nonwhimsical”, step by step

nonwhimsical 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 whimsical

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhimsicalGiven to whimsy
2EnglishwhimsyA quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd...
3EnglishwhimA fanciful impulse, or whimsical idea; A large...
4Englishwhim-whamA whimsical object; a trinket; A whim or fancy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →