Etymology of the English word sensible
the English word
sensiblederived from the Old French word
sensiblederived from the Late Latin word
sensibilis (perceptible, sensible; detectable)
derived from the Latin word
sentire (perceive, feel, experience)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sent-Date
The earliest known usage of sensible in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
supersensibleCognates
Dutch
sensibel, German
sensibel, Norwegian
sensibel, Swedish
sensibel
