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Where does “magnetosensor” come from?

magnetosensor (English) comes from English sensor, from Latin sentiō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

magnetosensor (English): The supposed organ of magnetoception

Definitions

  1. The supposed organ of magnetoception

Ancestry of “magnetosensor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsensorA device or organ that detects certain external...
2Latinsentiō—
3Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
4Latin-tōrius—
5Latin-tor-er
6Proto-Italic-tōr—
7Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
8Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
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