Etymology

unnonsensical

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Today it means: Not nonsensical. Full definition →

English nonsensical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English sense
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*né
  9. Proto-Germanic*ne
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  12. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  13. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  14. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  15. Old Englishnān
  16. Middle Englishnon
  17. Old Englishnān
  18. Old Englishnān-
  19. Middle Englishnon-
  20. Englishnon-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*sent-
  22. Proto-Italic*sentiō
  23. Latinsentiō
  24. Latinsēnsu
  25. Proto-Germanic*sinnaz
  26. Frankish*sinn
  27. Vulgar Latin*sennus
  28. Old Frenchsens
  29. Middle Englishsense
  30. Englishsense
  31. Englishnonsense
  32. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  33. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  34. Englishnonsensical
  35. English todayunnonsensical

From un- + nonsensical.

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