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Where does “nonantisense” come from?

nonantisense (English) comes from English antisense, from English sense, from Middle English sense, from Old French sens, from Latin sēnsus, from Dutch census, from Latin census, from Latin censeo — to cover, conceal; hornless.

nonantisense (English): Not of or pertaining to an antisense

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to an antisense

Ancestry of “nonantisense”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantisenseA molecule which interacts with a complementary...
2EnglishsenseAny of the manners by which living beings...
3Middle Englishsense—
4Old Frenchsensreason; ability to reason or think
5Latinsēnsus—
6Dutchcensus—
7Latincensuscensus, a registering of the populace and their...
8LatincenseoI give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I...
9Proto-Italickensēōto give an opinion
10Proto-Italickensējō—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-éh₁-ye-ti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
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