Where does “sensational” come from?
Sensational derives from English sensation, from Latin -atio and -tio noun suffixes, from Proto-Indo-European sent- and h₁es-, meaning to be or exist.
sensational (English): Of or pertaining to sensation; Piquing or...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to sensation; Piquing or...
Ancestry of “sensational”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sensation | A physical feeling or perception from something... |
| 2 | Latin | sensatio | understanding, knowledge, intelligence |
| 3 | Latin | sensatus | sensible, intelligent, gifted with sense |
| 4 | Latin | sēnsus | faculty or power of perceiving; perception, feeling, sensation, sense |
| 5 | Dutch | census | a census |
| 6 | Latin | census | census, a registering of the populace and their... |
| 7 | Latin | censeo | I give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kensēō | to give an opinion |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kensējō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |
Words derived from “sensational”
- sensationalism
- sensationalist
- sensationalistic
- sensationally
- sensationalize
- unsensational
- sensationalise
- sensationalization
- nonsensational
- sensationalisation
- sensationalistically
- nonsensationalist
- antisensational
- desensationalize
- sexsational
- oversensationalize
- antisensationalism
- unsensationalist
- sensationalness
- sinsational
- oversensational
- non-sensational
- sensationality
- センセーショナル