Where does “sēnsus” come from?

sēnsus (Latin) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

sēnsus (Latin): faculty or power of perceiving; perception, feeling, sensation, sense

Definitions

  1. faculty or power of perceiving; perception, feeling, sensation, sense

Ancestry of “sēnsus”, step by step

sēnsus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch census

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

via Latin sentiō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsentiōto feel, to sense, to perceive (with the senses)
2Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
3Latin-tōriusory
4Latin-tor-er
5Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
7Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via Latin sentīre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsentīre

Words derived from “sēnsus

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