English
antisense
Antisense comes from Middle English sense ‘meaning, signification’, from Old French sens ‘reason’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sent- ‘to perceive’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sent-‘to perceive’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sentiō‘to feel, to sense, to perceive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsentiō‘to feel, to sense, to perceive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsēnsus‘perception, feeling, sensation’
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sinnaz‘sense, perception’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*sinnreconstructed
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*sennus‘sense, reason’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400sens‘reason’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sense‘meaning, signification’
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayantisense
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sent-‘to perceive’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sentiō‘to feel, to sense, to perceive’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsentiō‘to feel, to sense, to perceive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsēnsus‘perception, feeling, sensation’
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sinnaz‘sense, perception’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*sinnreconstructed
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*sennus‘sense, reason’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400sens‘reason’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sense‘meaning, signification’
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishtodayantisense
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’
English anti-
Proto-Indo-European *sent- ‘to feel’
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Latin sentiō ‘feel, perceive’
Latin sēnsus ‘sensation, feeling, meaning’
Old French sens ‘sense, perception, direction’
Middle English sense ‘meaning’
English sense
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sent- ‘to perceive’
through Proto-Italic *sentiō ‘to feel, to sense, to perceive’
through Latin sentiō ‘to feel, to sense, to perceive’
sentence, sensitive, consent, consensus, sensible, scent, sensor, sentiment, resent, sensibility, assent, sentient, sentience, 31 more
through Latin sēnsus ‘perception, feeling, sensation’
sensation, sensual, sensuous, sensu, 18 more
through English sense
Today it means
noun The strand of nucleic acid complementary to a strand which codes for an RNA or protein.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sent- / antisense