Where does “sensationalizable” come from?
sensationalizable (English) comes from English sensationalize, 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.
sensationalizable (English): That can be sensationalized
Definitions
- That can be sensationalized
Ancestry of “sensationalizable”, step by step
sensationalizable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sensationalize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sensationalize | To glorify or inflate the importance of a piece... |
| 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 |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |