English
esthesis
Esthesis comes from Ancient Greek αἴσθησις ‘perception’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ew-‘to see, perceive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewis-dʰh₁-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*awistʰomaireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἰσθάνομαι‘to perceive’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἴσθησιςaísthēsis‘perception’
- Englishtodayesthesis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ew-‘to see, perceive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewis-dʰh₁-reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*awistʰomaireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαἰσθάνομαι‘to perceive’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEαἴσθησιςaísthēsis‘perception’
- Englishtodayesthesis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘to see, perceive’
love, audience, egg, ear, aviation, audit, oval, obey, acoustic, avid, audible, ey, ovation, avian, auspicious, aviator, aural, avarice, aviary, ocarina, otolaryngology, 65 more
through Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι ‘to perceive’
through Ancient Greek αἴσθησις ‘perception’
Today it means
noun Elemental awareness of sensory stimulation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- / esthesis