Where does “clairsentience” come from?

clairsentience (English) comes from French clair, from Middle French cler, from Old French cler, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

clairsentience (English): The psychic ability for a person to acquire...

Definitions

  1. The psychic ability for a person to acquire...

Ancestry of “clairsentience”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclairclear; light; clearly
2Middle Frenchclerbright, well-lit, not dark; clear
3Old Frenchclerbright, well-lit, not dark; clear
4Latinclārusclear, bright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Latin clārus →Every word from Old French cler →