Where does “senso” come from?

senso (Italian) 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.

senso (Italian): sense; direction; purpose

Definitions

  1. sense; direction; purpose

Ancestry of “senso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “senso

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem-
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