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Where does “chemosensitive” come from?

chemosensitive (English) comes from English sensitive, from Middle French sensitif, from Medieval Latin sensitivus, from Latin sentio, from Proto-Italic sentjō, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

chemosensitive (English): That is sensitive to changes in its chemical...

Definitions

  1. That is sensitive to changes in its chemical...

Ancestry of “chemosensitive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsensitiveHaving the faculty of sensation; pertaining to...
2Middle Frenchsensitif—
3Medieval Latinsensitivussensitive; detectable, perceivable
4LatinsentioI feel, I sense, I perceive; I perceive, I am...
5Proto-Italicsentjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
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