Where does “non” come from?

non (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese non, from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

non (Fala): not

Definitions

  1. not

Ancestry of “non”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesenonno, not
2Latinnōnnot
3Old Latinnoenum—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Old Latin noenum →Every word from Latin nōn →