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Where does “nonrational” come from?

Nonrational derives from English rational, from Latin rationalis, formed with the Latin suffix -alis, ultimately from Latin novem meaning nine.

nonrational (English): Alternative spelling of non-rational

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of non-rational

Ancestry of “nonrational”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrationalCapable of reasoning; Logically sound; not...
2Frenchrationalitérationality
3Frenchrationnelrational
4Latinrationalisaccounts; rational, reasonable, of or possessing...
5Latinratiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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