Where does “desensationalize” come from?
desensationalize (English) comes from English sensationalize, from English sensational, from English sensation, from Latin sensatio, from Latin sensatus, from Latin sēnsus, from Dutch census, from Latin census — to cover, conceal; hornless.
desensationalize (English): To cause to cease to be sensational; to make...
Definitions
- To cause to cease to be sensational; to make...
Ancestry of “desensationalize”, step by step
desensationalize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sensationalize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sensationalize | To glorify or inflate the importance of a piece... |
| 2 | English | sensational | Of or pertaining to sensation; Piquing or... |
| 3 | English | sensation | A physical feeling or perception from something... |
| 4 | Latin | sensatio | understanding, knowledge, intelligence |
| 5 | Latin | sensatus | sensible, intelligent, gifted with sense |
| 6 | Latin | sēnsus | faculty or power of perceiving; perception, feeling, sensation, sense |
| 7 | Dutch | census | a census |
| 8 | Latin | census | census, a registering of the populace and their... |
| 9 | Latin | censeo | I give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kensēō | to give an opinion |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kensējō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |