Where does “electrohypersensitivity” come from?
electrohypersensitivity (English) comes from English hypersensitivity, from English sensitivity, from English sensitive, from Middle French sensitif, from Medieval Latin sensitivus, from Latin sentio, from Proto-Italic sentjō, from Proto-Indo-European sent- — to be.
electrohypersensitivity (English): A supposed abnormal sensitivity to the presence...
Definitions
- A supposed abnormal sensitivity to the presence...
Ancestry of “electrohypersensitivity”, step by step
electrohypersensitivity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hypersensitivity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypersensitivity | Any heightened immune response to an antigen; an... |
| 2 | English | sensitivity | The quality or state of being sensitive;... |
| 3 | English | sensitive | Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to... |
| 4 | Middle French | sensitif | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | sensitivus | sensitive; detectable, perceivable |
| 6 | Latin | sentio | I feel, I sense, I perceive; I perceive, I am... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sentjō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
via English electro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | electro | An electrotype; An electronic style of hip hop;... |