English
consentaneous
Consentaneous comes from Latin consentaneus ‘agreeing or according with, suited to’, from sentiō ‘to sense’, 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 sense’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsentiō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconsentaneus‘agreeing or according with, suited to’
- Englishearliest quotation 1688consentaneous
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 sense’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcōnsentiō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEconsentaneus‘agreeing or according with, suited to’
- Englishearliest quotation 1688consentaneous
Earliest quotation: 1688, Henry More, What Ethicks or Morals are: “VVe underſtand in this place, by Art, a methodical…”
The story
Consentaneus is derived from consentire (‘to agree’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sent- ‘to perceive’
through Proto-Italic *sentiō ‘to feel, to sense, to perceive’
senseless, insensible, antisense, 27 more
through Latin sentiō ‘to sense’
sense, sentence, sensitive, sentiment, sensible, scent, sensor, sensation, sensual, resent, sensibility, sentient, assent, sensuous, sentience, sensu, 33 more
Today it means
adj Done or made by general consent; widely agreed or approved.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sent- / consentaneous