Where does “sensencaĵo” come from?
sensencaĵo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sensenca, from Esperanto senco, from Latin sēnsus, from Dutch census, from Latin census, from Latin censeo, from Proto-Italic kensēō, from Proto-Italic kensējō — to cover, conceal; hornless.
sensencaĵo (Esperanto): nonsense
Ancestry of “sensencaĵo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | sensenca | pointless, senseless |
| 2 | Esperanto | senco | sense, meaning |
| 3 | Latin | sēnsus | — |
| 4 | Dutch | 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 |