Where does “nonsensate” come from?

nonsensate (English) comes from English sensate, from Middle English sensat, from Latin sensatus, from Latin sēnsus, from Dutch census, from Latin census, from Latin censeo, from Proto-Italic kensēō — to cover, conceal; hornless.

nonsensate (English): Not sensate

Definitions

  1. Not sensate

Ancestry of “nonsensate”, step by step

nonsensate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sensate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsensatePerceived by one or more of the senses; Having...
2Middle Englishsensat
3Latinsensatussensible, intelligent, gifted with sense
4Latinsēnsusfaculty or power of perceiving; perception, feeling, sensation, sense
5Dutchcensusa census
6Latincensuscensus, a registering of the populace and their...
7LatincenseoI give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I...
8Proto-Italickensēōto give an opinion
9Proto-Italickensējō
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-éh₁-ye-ti
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti