Where does “photosensitive” come from?
Photosensitive is a compound of photo- from Ancient Greek φῶς meaning light, and sensitive from Middle French sensitif, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sent-.
photosensitive (English): having a reaction to, or able to be affected by,...
Definitions
- having a reaction to, or able to be affected by,...
Ancestry of “photosensitive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sensitive | Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to... |
| 2 | Middle French | sensitif | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | sensitivus | sensitive; detectable, perceivable |
| 4 | Latin | sentio | I feel, I sense, I perceive; I perceive, I am... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sentjō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
Words derived from “photosensitive”