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Where does “sensationalism” come from?

Sensationalism derives from English sensation, from English aldehyde, from Latin -atio and -tio suffixes attached to a root from Proto-Indo-European sent- meaning to feel.

sensationalism (English): The use of sensational subject matter, style or...

Definitions

  1. The use of sensational subject matter, style or...

Ancestry of “sensationalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsensationalOf or pertaining to sensation; Piquing or...
2EnglishsensationA physical feeling or perception from something...
3Latinsensatiounderstanding, knowledge, intelligence
4Latinsensatussensible, intelligent, gifted with sense
5Latinsēnsus—
6Dutchcensus—
7Latincensuscensus, a registering of the populace and their...
8LatincenseoI give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I...
9Proto-Italickensēōto give an opinion
10Proto-Italickensējō—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-éh₁-ye-ti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “sensationalism”

  • antisensationalism
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