Where does “sensationalizer” come from?
sensationalizer (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.
sensationalizer (English): One who sensationalizes
Definitions
- One who sensationalizes
Ancestry of “sensationalizer”, step by step
sensationalizer 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 ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |