myEtymology.com: French etymology of sens

Etymology of the French word sens

the Old French word sens

derived from the Latin word sensus (feeling, sense)

derived from the Latin word sentire (perceive, feel, experience)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sent-

English sense, Romanian sens

English sense, French sein, Italian senno, Italian seno, Italian senso, Latin sensus, Portuguese seio, Provençal sen, Spanish seno

Word found in Old French