Where does “necnon” come from?

necnon (Latin) comes from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

necnon (Latin): and also, and yet; likewise, also; indeed

Definitions

  1. and also, and yet; likewise, also; indeed

Ancestry of “necnon”, step by step

necnon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin nec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnecnor; and not, not; neither
2Latinnequenot; and not, also not
3Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷeand not, neither, nor
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Latin non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnonnot
2Old Latinnoenum—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe →Every word from Latin neque →