English
Sensex
Blend of sensitive + index.
Proto-Indo-European *sent- ‘to feel’
Proto-Italic *sentiō ‘to feel’
Latin sentiō ‘to feel’
Medieval Latin sensitivus
Middle French sensitif
English sensitive
Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to point out’
Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti ‘to be pointing out’
Proto-Italic *deikō ‘to show’
Latin dīcō ‘to say, indicate’
Latin index ‘discoverer, informer; forefinger’
English index
Today it means
name A stock market index of 30 well-established and financially sound companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange in India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sensex