Where does “экстрасенс” come from?
экстрасенс (Russian) comes from English extrasensory, from English sensory, from English sense, from Middle English sense, from Old French sens, from Latin sēnsus, from Dutch census, from Latin census — to cover, conceal; hornless.
экстрасенс (Russian): psychic, paranormalist, person with ESP, esper
Definitions
- psychic, paranormalist, person with ESP, esper
Ancestry of “экстрасенс”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extrasensory | Of or relating to extrasensory perception |
| 2 | English | sensory | Of the senses or sensation; sensorium; An organ... |
| 3 | English | sense | Any of the manners by which living beings... |
| 4 | Middle English | sense | meaning, signification; interpretation |
| 5 | Old French | sens | reason; ability to reason or think |
| 6 | Latin | sēnsus | faculty or power of perceiving; perception, feeling, sensation, sense |
| 7 | Dutch | census | a census |
| 8 | Latin | census | census, a registering of the populace and their... |
| 9 | Latin | censeo | I give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kensēō | to give an opinion |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kensējō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |