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Where does “sententiary” come from?

sententiary (English) comes from Latin sententiarius, from Latin sententia, from Latin sentīre, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

sententiary (English): One who read lectures, or commented, on the...

Definitions

  1. One who read lectures, or commented, on the...

Ancestry of “sententiary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsententiarius—
2Latinsententiaopinion, thought, feeling; purpose,...
3Latinsentīre—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
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