αἴσθησις
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- Perception from the senses, feeling, hearing, seeing
- Perception by the intellect as well as the senses
- That which is perceived: scent
- Ability to perceive: discernment
- Cognition or discernment of moral discernment in ethical matters
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (perceive).
Origin
Ancient Greek
αἰσθάνομαι
Gloss
perceive
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- blastoma English
- esthesioneuroblastoma English
- esthesis English
- αἰσθάνομαι Ancient Greek
- *h₂ewis-dʰeh₁-, dʰh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- αίσθηση Greek (modern)
- αισθάνομαι Greek (modern)
- ψευδαίσθηση Greek (modern)