Where does “sensible” come from?
Sensible comes from Latin sensibilis, derived from Latin sensus, meaning perception or feeling, from Latin sentire, to perceive, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁es-.
sensible (English): Perceptible by the senses; Easily perceived;...
Definitions
- Perceptible by the senses; Easily perceived;...
Ancestry of “sensible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sēnsibilis | perceptible, sensible (that can be perceived by the senses) |
| 2 | Latin | sentiō | to feel, to sense, to perceive (with the senses) |
| 3 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |