Where does “non sequitur” come from?

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

non sequitur (Latin): it does not follow

Definitions

  1. it does not follow

Ancestry of “non sequitur”, step by step

non sequitur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnonnot
2Old Latinnoenum—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Latin sequitur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsequiturthird-person singular present active indicative...

Words derived from “non sequitur”

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