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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

  1. Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations; Of or...

Ancestry of “sensual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēnsuālis—
2Latinsēnsus—
3Dutchcensus—
4Latincensuscensus, a registering of the populace and their...
5LatincenseoI give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I...
6Proto-Italickensēōto give an opinion
7Proto-Italickensējō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-éh₁-ye-ti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “sensual”

  • sensuality
  • sensualist
  • sensually
  • sensualism
  • supersensual
  • sensualistic
  • sensualize
  • sensualization
  • unsensual
  • nonsensual
  • sensualness
  • hypersensual
  • asensual
  • sensualise
  • nonsensuality
  • hypersensuality
  • ultrasensual
  • hypersensually
  • suprasensuality
  • unisensual
  • sensualistically
  • con-sensual
  • unsensualize
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