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non.

not

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

particle[ˈnoːn]Classical-Latin[ˈnɔn]

  1. not

    negative · particle
    Lingua Graeca est; potest nōn legī.
    Sit ut est, aut nōn sit.
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Maybe from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European *né (“not”) + *óynos (“one”). Equivalent to ne + ūnus. Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *nó-h₁ ne (“not at all”) and cognate with the uncertain Gaulish nane (“not”) and Luwian [Term?] (/⁠nā̆na⁠/, “not”).

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