1355: scent and sense Aug 27, 2018

Phonetically, the words 'scents' and 'sense' can be difficult to distinguish, but this is also characteristic of the words' history. The word 'sense' comes from the Latin 'sensus' (participle of 'sentire') meaning 'feeling', originally denoting touch but then being expanded to all senses. 'Scent' also comes from 'sentire'—which explains the [t]—but in Old French it came to mean 'to smell'. No one is quite sure why there is a C in the spelling. Throughout history, smell has taken a backseat to other senses, which you can learn about in the video below.
https://youtu.be/3zz9Hf2KUbg