Where does “in senso lato” come from?

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

in senso lato (Italian): in a broad or loose sense

Definitions

  1. in a broad or loose sense

Ancestry of “in senso lato”, step by step

in senso lato traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian senso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansensosense; direction; purpose
2EnglishsenseAny of the manners by which living beings...
3Middle Englishsensemeaning, signification; interpretation
4Old Frenchsensreason; ability to reason or think
5Latinsēnsusfaculty or power of perceiving; perception, feeling, sensation, sense
6Dutchcensusa census
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

via Italian in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianinin; to; into
2Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
3Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
4Proto-Italicenin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Italian lato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlatoside; wide, broad; broad
2Latinlātuswide, broad
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem-