Etymology of the English word sensory
the English word
sensoryderived 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-derived from the Latin word
sensorius (sensory)
derived from the Latin word
sentire (perceive, feel, experience)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sent-using the English suffix
-oryDate
The earliest known usage of sensory in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
chemosensory,
extrasensory,
neurosensory,
sensorimotor,
sensorineural,
somatosensory,
supersensoryUsage
Word found in Modern English
