Etymology

aesthesia

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Today it means: The ability to perceive sensations. Full definition →

Ancient Greek αἴσθησις (aísthēsis) ← Proto-Hellenic *awistʰomai ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis-dʰh₁
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewis-dʰh₁
  4. Proto-Hellenic*awistʰomai
  5. Ancient Greekαἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai)
  6. Ancient Greekαἴσθησις (aísthēsis)
  7. English todayaesthesia

From Ancient Greek αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “perception, sensing”) + English -ia.

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