Etymology

nonantisense

N1O1N1A1N1T1I1S1E1N1S1E1

Today it means: Not of or pertaining to an antisense. Full definition →

English antisense ← Middle English sense ← Old French sens
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  17. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  18. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  19. Englishanti-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*sent-
  21. Proto-Italic*sentiō
  22. Latinsentiō
  23. Latinsēnsu
  24. Proto-Germanic*sinnaz
  25. Frankish*sinn
  26. Vulgar Latin*sennus
  27. Old Frenchsens
  28. Middle Englishsense
  29. Englishsense
  30. Englishantisense
  31. English todaynonantisense

From non- + antisense.

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