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Where does “multisensorily” come from?

multisensorily (English) comes from English multisensory, from English sensory, from English sense, from Middle English sense, from Old French sens, from Latin sēnsus, from Dutch census, from Latin census — to cover, conceal; hornless.

multisensorily (English): In a multisensory way

Definitions

  1. In a multisensory way

Ancestry of “multisensorily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmultisensoryPertaining to the integration of information from...
2EnglishsensoryOf the senses or sensation; sensorium; An organ...
3EnglishsenseAny of the manners by which living beings...
4Middle Englishsense—
5Old Frenchsensreason; ability to reason or think
6Latinsēnsus—
7Dutchcensus—
8Latincensuscensus, a registering of the populace and their...
9LatincenseoI give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I...
10Proto-Italickensēōto give an opinion
11Proto-Italickensējō—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-éh₁-ye-ti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
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