Where does “センス” come from?

センス (Japanese) 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.

センス (Japanese): good sense for something like art, music, or...

Definitions

  1. good sense for something like art, music, or...

Ancestry of “センス”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti