English
aesthesia
Aesthesia comes from Ancient Greek αἴσθησις ‘perception, sensing’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to do’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewis-dʰh₁reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*awistʰomaireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἰσθάνομαιaisthánomai‘to perceive, apprehend, notice’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἴσθησιςaísthēsis‘perception, sensing’
- Englishtodayaesthesia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to do’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewis-dʰh₁reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*awistʰomaireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἰσθάνομαιaisthánomai‘to perceive, apprehend, notice’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἴσθησιςaísthēsis‘perception, sensing’
- Englishtodayaesthesia
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to do’
do, fact, deal, hot, fair, defense, fan, benefit, fashion, feature, mid, defence, sufficient, treasury, custom, theme, treasure, ethnic, defendant, ethical, doom, tick, deed, feast, dis, synthetic, theology, auditorium, auditor, demi, deem, spade, ethic, forfeit, feral, thesis, fanatic, ethos, medallion, prefect, 129 more
through Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι ‘to perceive, apprehend, notice’
through Ancient Greek αἴσθησις ‘perception, sensing’
Today it means
noun The ability to perceive sensations.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / aesthesia