English
foresense
Foresense 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
- Englishearliest quotation 1913foresense
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
- Englishearliest quotation 1913foresense
Earliest quotation: 1913, Life:: “How could these publishers foresense (what anyone can now…”
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before, formerly’
Proto-Germanic *fura- ‘before, in front of, for’
Proto-West Germanic *forē- ‘before, in front of, fore-, pre-’
English fore-
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, sentiment, scent, consensus, sensible, sensor, sensibility, sentient, assent, resent, sentience, 30 more
through Latin sēnsus ‘perception, feeling, sensation’
sensation, sensual, sensuous, sensu, 17 more
through English sense
Today it means
verb To perceive or sense in advance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sent- / foresense