Etymology of the English word nonsense
the English word
nonsensederived from the English word
sensederived from the Old French word
sensderived from the Latin word
sensus (feeling, sense)
derived from the Latin word
sentire (perceive, feel, experience)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sent-using the English prefix
non-Cognates
Dutch
nonsens, French
non-sens, German
Nonsens, Norwegian
nonsens, Swedish
nonsensUsage
Word found in Modern English
