Where does “sensor” come from?
sensor (Indonesian) comes from Dutch sensor, from English sensor, from Latin sentiō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
sensor (Indonesian): censor, an official responsible for the removal...
Definitions
- censor, an official responsible for the removal...
Ancestry of “sensor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sensor | sensor |
| 2 | English | sensor | A device or organ that detects certain external... |
| 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 | — |