Etymology

chemosensory

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Today it means: of, or relating to a chemosensor, or to the perception of chemical signals by the senses; especially of the perception of taste and smell Full definition →

English sensory ← Middle English sense ← Old French sens
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  2. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  3. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  4. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  5. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  6. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  7. New Latinchēmīa
  8. Englishchemo-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*sent-
  10. Proto-Italic*sentiō
  11. Latinsentiō
  12. Latinsēnsu
  13. Proto-Germanic*sinnaz
  14. Frankish*sinn
  15. Vulgar Latin*sennus
  16. Old Frenchsens
  17. Middle Englishsense
  18. Englishsense
  19. Englishsensory
  20. English todaychemosensory

From chemo- + sensory.

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