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Where does “reasonlessly” come from?

reasonlessly (English) comes from English reasonless, from English reason, from Middle English resoun, from Anglo-Norman raisun, from Old French reson, from Latin ratiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

reasonlessly (English): In a reasonless way; without reason

Definitions

  1. In a reasonless way; without reason

Ancestry of “reasonlessly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreasonlessLacking reason or purpose
2EnglishreasonA cause; Rational thinking ; the cognitive...
3Middle Englishresounresound; reason
4Anglo-NormanraisunAlternative form of reson
5Old Frenchresonlogic, logical reasoning
6Latinratiō—
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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