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Define nonplus. nonplus synonyms, nonplus pronunciation, nonplus translation, English dictionary definition of nonplus. tr.v. non·plussed , non·plus·sing , non·plus·ses also non·plused or non·plus·ing or non·plus·es 1. To put at a loss as to what to think, say, or do;...

I have always marveled how the word for Goddess in Sanskrit— devi when transliterated into Roman script; also, incidentally, India’s most common last name—is just one letter away from the English word for devil. I woke up well before dawn this morning with the solution. Who knows how long my subconscious has been working on this? Who knows just how harebrained these ideas are? You decide. The standard Online Dictionary etymology is that “devil” comes Old English, originally from Gree...