Where does “mechanistically” come from?
mechanistically (English) comes from English mechanistic, from English -istic, from English sensationalistic, from English sensational, from English sensation, from Latin sensatio, from Latin sensatus, from Latin sēnsus — to announce, to proclaim; to put in order.
mechanistically (English): In a mechanistic, impersonal or automatic manner;...
Definitions
- In a mechanistic, impersonal or automatic manner;...
Ancestry of “mechanistically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mechanistic | Having the impersonal and automatic... |
| 2 | English | -istic | Used to form adjectives from nouns or from other... |
| 3 | English | sensationalistic | sensationalist |
| 4 | English | sensational | Of or pertaining to sensation; Piquing or... |
| 5 | English | sensation | A physical feeling or perception from something... |
| 6 | Latin | sensatio | understanding, knowledge, intelligence |
| 7 | Latin | sensatus | sensible, intelligent, gifted with sense |
| 8 | Latin | sēnsus | — |
| 9 | Dutch | census | — |
| 10 | Latin | census | census, a registering of the populace and their... |
| 11 | Latin | censeo | I give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kensēō | to give an opinion |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kensējō | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |