Where does “nopesy” come from?

nopesy (English) comes from English nope, from English ope, from Middle English ope, from Old English open, from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

nopesy (English): No

Definitions

  1. No

Ancestry of “nopesy”, step by step

nopesy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nope

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnopeNo; A negative reply, no; An intensely...
2EnglishopeOpen; To open
3Middle Englishopeopen
4Old Englishopenopen
5Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
6Proto-Germanicupanazopen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via English Sy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSyAbbreviation of Seyfert galaxy., a type of AGN...
2SpanishSy—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →