Where does “non-” come from?
non- (Middle French) comes from Old French non-, from Medieval Latin nōn, from Old Latin noinu.
Ancestry of “non-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | non- | not |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | nōn | — |
| 3 | Old Latin | noinu | — |
Words derived from “non-”