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