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Where does “somatosensory” come from?

Somatosensory combines English somatic, from Ancient Greek σῶμα meaning body, with sensory from Latin sensus and sentire meaning to feel or perceive, both rooted in Proto-Indo-European sent- and h₁es-.

somatosensory (English): Of or pertaining to the perception of sensory...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the perception of sensory...

Ancestry of “somatosensory”, step by step

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

Words derived from “somatosensory”

  • somatosensorily
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