Where does “non” come from?

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

non (Middle French): no

Definitions

  1. no

Ancestry of “non”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
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 →