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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

  1. That can be sensationalized

Ancestry of “sensationalizable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsensationalizeTo glorify or inflate the importance of a piece...
2EnglishsensationalOf or pertaining to sensation; Piquing or...
3EnglishsensationA physical feeling or perception from something...
4Latinsensatiounderstanding, knowledge, intelligence
5Latinsensatussensible, intelligent, gifted with sense
6Latinsēnsus—
7Dutchcensus—
8Latincensuscensus, a registering of the populace and their...
9LatincenseoI give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I...
10Proto-Italickensēōto give an opinion
11Proto-Italickensējō—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-éh₁-ye-ti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
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