Esthesia
/əsˈθiː.zi.ə/noun
A combining form or learned element relating to sensation or perception.
Did you know?Esthesia comes from Greek *aisthēsis* meaning “perception, sensation,” the same root behind *anesthesia*—literally “without sensation.”
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
aisthēsis
“perception, sensation, feeling”
Ancient Greek
Greek
aisthanesthai
“to perceive, to feel”
Late Greek
Greek
aisthesia
“sensation, perception”
19th Century
English
esthesia
“a learned form referring to sensation or sensory perception”
Modern English
English
esthesia
“a combining form or term relating to sensation or perception”
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