Etymology

foresense

F4O1R1E1S1E1N1S1E1

Today it means: To perceive or sense in advance. Full definition →

English sense ← Middle English sense ← Old French sens
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥h₂éy
  4. Proto-Germanic*furai
  5. Proto-Germanic*furai-
  6. Proto-West Germanic*forē-
  7. Old Englishfore-
  8. Middle Englishfore-
  9. Englishfore-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*sent-
  11. Proto-Italic*sentiō
  12. Latinsentiō
  13. Latinsēnsu
  14. Proto-Germanic*sinnaz
  15. Frankish*sinn
  16. Vulgar Latin*sennus
  17. Old Frenchsens
  18. Middle Englishsense
  19. Englishsense
  20. English todayforesense

From fore- + sense.

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