Where does “sensu lato” come from?

sensu lato (Latin) comes from Latin sēnsus, from Dutch census, from Latin census, from Latin censeo, from Proto-Italic kensēō, from Proto-Italic kensējō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱens- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

sensu lato (Latin): In the broad sense

Definitions

  1. In the broad sense

Ancestry of “sensu lato”, step by step

sensu lato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sēnsus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēnsusfaculty or power of perceiving; perception, feeling, sensation, sense
2Dutchcensusa census
3Latincensuscensus, a registering of the populace and their...
4LatincenseoI give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I...
5Proto-Italickensēōto give an opinion
6Proto-Italickensējō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-éh₁-ye-ti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

via Latin lātus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlātuswide, broad
2LatincaudaA tail
3Proto-Italickaudātail
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂

Words derived from “sensu lato

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti