Where does “sensual” come from?
Sensual comes from Latin sensualis, formed from Latin sentire meaning "to feel or perceive" and the Latin suffix -alis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁es-.
sensual (English): Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations; Of or...
Definitions
- Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations; Of or...
Ancestry of “sensual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sēnsuālis | pertaining to sense, endowed with feeling |
| 2 | Latin | sēnsus | faculty or power of perceiving; perception, feeling, sensation, sense |
| 3 | Dutch | census | a census |
| 4 | Latin | census | census, a registering of the populace and their... |
| 5 | Latin | censeo | I give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kensēō | to give an opinion |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kensējō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |