Etymology of the English word sensor
the English word
sensorderived 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 suffix
-orDate
The earliest known usage of sensor in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
biosensor,
photosensorDerivations in other languages
Italian
sensoreUsage
Word found in Modern English
