Where does “sensibly” come from?
Sensibly comes from English sensible, from Latin sensibilis, from Latin sensus meaning "feeling," from Latin sentire meaning "to feel," from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- and ḱóm.
sensibly (English): In a sensible manner; in a way that shows good...
Definitions
- In a sensible manner; in a way that shows good...
Ancestry of “sensibly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sensible | Perceptible by the senses; Easily perceived;... |
| 2 | Latin | sēnsibilis | perceptible, sensible (that can be perceived by the senses) |
| 3 | Latin | sentiō | to feel, to sense, to perceive (with the senses) |
| 4 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |