Where does “sentient” come from?
Sentient comes from Latin sentiens, the present participle of sentio meaning "to feel or perceive," from Proto-Indo-European sent-, which derives from the root h₁es- meaning "to be."
sentient (English): Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling; Able...
Definitions
- Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling; Able...
Ancestry of “sentient”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sentiēns | feeling, perceiving with the senses |
| 2 | Latin | sentiō | to feel, to sense, to perceive (with the senses) |
| 3 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |