Where does “non” come from?

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

non (Galician): no, not, not at all; no

Definitions

  1. no, not, not at all; no

Ancestry of “non”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesenonno, not
2Latinnōnnot
3Old Latinnoenum—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “non”

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