Etymology

sensorium

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Today it means: The entire sensory apparatus of an organism. Full definition →

Late Latin sensōrium ← Latin sentiō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived from-ōrium
  2. Latin · derived fromsentiō“feel, perceive”
  3. Late Latin · borrowed fromsensōrium
  4. English todaysensorium

From Late Latin sensōrium, from Latin sentiō (“feel, perceive”) + Latin -ōrium (suffix denoting a place for a particular function).

Words from the same roots

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