Where does “contrasentido” come from?
contrasentido (Spanish) comes from Spanish sentido, from Spanish sentir, from Old Spanish sentir, from Latin sentiō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.
contrasentido (Spanish): contradiction in terms; nonsense
Definitions
- contradiction in terms; nonsense
Ancestry of “contrasentido”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | sentido | deeply felt, heartfelt; sense; sense, way |
| 2 | Spanish | sentir | to feel; to regret, feel/be sorry; to hear |
| 3 | Old Spanish | sentir | — |
| 4 | Latin | sentiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -tōrius | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |