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Where does “subsense” come from?

subsense (English) comes from English sense, from Middle English sense, from Old French sens, from Latin sēnsus, from Dutch census, from Latin census, from Latin censeo, from Proto-Italic kensēō — to cover, conceal; hornless.

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Ancestry of “subsense”, step by step

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