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Where does “nonsensuality” come from?

nonsensuality (English) comes from English sensuality, from Middle French sensualité, from Latin sensualitas, from Latin sēnsuālis, from Latin sēnsus, from Dutch census, from Latin census, from Latin censeo — to cover, conceal; hornless.

nonsensuality (English): The state or condition of being nonsensual

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being nonsensual

Ancestry of “nonsensuality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsensualityThe state of being sensual, sensuous or sexy; A...
2Middle Frenchsensualité—
3Latinsensualitasability to sense
4Latinsēnsuālis—
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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