Where does “nonsensual” come from?
nonsensual (English) comes from English sensual, from Latin sēnsuālis, from Latin sēnsus, from Dutch census, from Latin census, from Latin censeo, from Proto-Italic kensēō, from Proto-Italic kensējō — to cover, conceal; hornless.
nonsensual (English): Not sensual
Definitions
- Not sensual
Ancestry of “nonsensual”, step by step
nonsensual traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sensual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sensual | Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations; Of or... |
| 2 | Latin | sēnsuālis | pertaining to sense, endowed with feeling |
| 3 | Latin | sēnsus | faculty or power of perceiving; perception, feeling, sensation, sense |
| 4 | Dutch | census | a census |
| 5 | Latin | census | census, a registering of the populace and their... |
| 6 | Latin | censeo | I give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kensēō | to give an opinion |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kensējō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |