Where does “supersensible” come from?
Supersensible comes from English super- combined with sensible, which derives from Latin sensus (feeling, perception) and sentire (to feel), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- (to be).
supersensible (English): Beyond the range of what is perceptible by the...
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Ancestry of “supersensible”, 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 | — |