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Where does “pseudohypersensitivity” come from?

pseudohypersensitivity (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.

pseudohypersensitivity (English): The effect of minor changes in the coordination...

Definitions

  1. The effect of minor changes in the coordination...

Ancestry of “pseudohypersensitivity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhypersensitivityAny heightened immune response to an antigen; an...
2EnglishsensitivityThe quality or state of being sensitive;...
3EnglishsensitiveHaving the faculty of sensation; pertaining to...
4Middle Frenchsensitif—
5Medieval Latinsensitivussensitive; detectable, perceivable
6LatinsentioI feel, I sense, I perceive; I perceive, I am...
7Proto-Italicsentjō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →