sensory

adjective

relating to or concerned in sensation

involving or derived from the senses

of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system

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The word sensory breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root sens-, from Latin sentio (“feel”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.