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Where does “sentimentally” come from?

Sentimentally derives from English sentimental, from English sentiment, from Latin sentimentum meaning "feeling," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to feel" and "together."

sentimentally (English): In a sentimental manner

Definitions

  1. In a sentimental manner

Ancestry of “sentimentally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsentimentalCharacterized by sentiment, sentimentality or...
2EnglishsentimentA general thought, feeling, or sense; Feelings,...
3Old Frenchsentement—
4Latinsentimentumfeeling, opinion, sentiment
5Latinsentiō—
6Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
7Latin-tōrius—
8Latin-tor-er
9Proto-Italic-tōr—
10Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
11Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →