The Latin word sine is the source of the following cognate words:
in French sans without eg sans argent penniless
in Italian senza without eg senza carni without meat
in Spanish sin without eg sin gas without gas
& surprisingly in English sans without.
William Shakespeare used the word sans in his All the world's a stage monologue:
... Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
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