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Where does “sensenceco” come from?

sensenceco (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.

sensenceco (Esperanto): pointlessness, senselessness

Definitions

  1. pointlessness, senselessness

Ancestry of “sensenceco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosensencapointless, senseless
2Esperantosencosense, meaning
3Latinsēnsus—
4Dutchcensus—
5Latincensuscensus, a registering of the populace and their...
6LatincenseoI give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I...
7Proto-Italickensēōto give an opinion
8Proto-Italickensējō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-éh₁-ye-ti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
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