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Where does “sensément” come from?

sensément (French) comes from French sensé, from French Sens, from Italian senso, from English sense, from Middle English sense, from Old French sens, from Latin sēnsus, from Dutch census — to cover, conceal; hornless.

sensément (French): sensibly, rationally

Definitions

  1. sensibly, rationally

Ancestry of “sensément”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsensésensible, rational; "misspelling of" censé
2FrenchSens—
3Italiansensosense; direction; purpose
4EnglishsenseAny of the manners by which living beings...
5Middle Englishsense—
6Old Frenchsensreason; ability to reason or think
7Latinsēnsus—
8Dutchcensus—
9Latincensuscensus, a registering of the populace and their...
10LatincenseoI give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I...
11Proto-Italickensēōto give an opinion
12Proto-Italickensējō—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-éh₁-ye-ti—
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
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