English
sensual
Sensual comes from Late Latin sensualis ‘endowed with feeling, sensual’, from Latin sentiō ‘feel, hear, see, perceive’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sent-.
- 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‘feel, hear, see, perceive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsensus‘feeling, sense’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEsensualis‘endowed with feeling, sensual’
- Englishtodaysensual
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‘feel, hear, see, perceive’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsensus‘feeling, sense’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEsensualis‘endowed with feeling, sensual’
- Englishtodaysensual
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sent- ‘to perceive’
through Proto-Italic *sentiō ‘to feel, to sense, to perceive’
through Latin sentiō ‘feel, hear, see, perceive’
sentence, sensitive, consent, sentiment, scent, sensible, consensus, sensor, resent, senseless, sensibility, sentient, assent, sentience, antisense, 32 more
through Latin sensus ‘feeling, sense’
Today it means
adj Inducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sent- / sensual