Where does “ナンセンス” come from?
ナンセンス (Japanese) comes from English nonsense, from English sense, from Middle English sense, from Old French sens, from Latin sēnsus, from Dutch census, from Latin census, from Latin censeo — to cover, conceal; hornless.
ナンセンス (Japanese): nonsense
Ancestry of “ナンセンス”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nonsense | Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have... |
| 2 | English | sense | Any of the manners by which living beings... |
| 3 | Middle English | sense | — |
| 4 | Old French | sens | reason; ability to reason or think |
| 5 | Latin | sēnsus | — |
| 6 | Dutch | census | — |
| 7 | Latin | census | census, a registering of the populace and their... |
| 8 | Latin | censeo | I give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kensēō | to give an opinion |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kensējō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |