Where does “nonsavoir” come from?

nonsavoir (Old French) comes from Old French savoir, from Vulgar Latin sapere, from Latin sapiō, from Proto-Indo-European sap- — skill; to taste; to try; to research.

nonsavoir (Old French): ignorance

Definitions

  1. ignorance

Ancestry of “nonsavoir”, step by step

nonsavoir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French savoir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsavoirto know; to be skilled in; knowledge
2Vulgar Latinsapereto know; present active infinitive of sapiō; be...
3Latinsapiōto be wise, or sensible, discreet, prudent
4Proto-Indo-Europeansap-skill; to taste; to try; to research

via Old French non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
2Latinnōnnot
3Old Latinnoenum—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sap- →Every word from Latin sapiō →Every word from Vulgar Latin sapere →