Etymology

sensate

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Today it means: Perceived by one or more of the senses. Full definition →

Middle English sensat ← Latin sensatus
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  1. Latin · derived fromsensatus“able to sense”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsensat
  3. English todaysensate

From Middle English sensat, from Late Latin sensatus (“able to sense”), from sensus (“sense”).

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