Etymology of the English word sense
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-Date
The earliest known usage of sense in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
Daniel,
davenport,
dragon's teeth,
half-inch,
Jacob,
recorder,
tenderloin,
woodbine,
writing,
nonsense,
senseful,
senseless,
sensor,
sensory,
sensed,
sensingCognates
French
sens, French
sein, Italian
senno, Italian
seno, Italian
senso, Latin
sensus, Portuguese
seio, Provençal
sen, Spanish
senoUsage
Word found in Modern English
