Where does “sem-noção” come from?

sem-noção (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese noção, from Latin nōtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

sem-noção (Portuguese): reckless; senseless

Definitions

  1. reckless; senseless

Ancestry of “sem-noção”, step by step

sem-noção traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese noção

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenoçãonotion; idea; conception; knowledge; information;...
2Latinnōtiōacquaintance (becoming acquainted)
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Portuguese sem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesem-less; without; without
2LatinSem
3Ancient GreekΣήμShem, one of the sons of Noah
4HebrewשֵׁםShem; name; name of
5Hebrewשמואל
6Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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