Non
/nɒn/noun
A prefix meaning “not” or “without,” used to form negatives.
Did you know?The prefix non- comes from Latin non, and its power is so old that it still behaves like a linguistic spell for turning a word’s meaning off.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ne
“not”
Proto-Italic
Italic
*noin
“not”
Latin
Latin
non
“not”
Old French
Old French
non
“not; no”
Middle English
English
non-
“prefix meaning not, without”
Modern English
English
non-
“prefix meaning not, without”