Where does “undersensitive” come from?
undersensitive (English) comes from English sensitive, from Middle French sensitif, from Medieval Latin sensitivus, from Latin sentio, from Proto-Italic sentjō, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
undersensitive (English): Insufficiently sensitive
Definitions
- Insufficiently sensitive
Ancestry of “undersensitive”, step by step
undersensitive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sensitive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sensitive | Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to... |
| 2 | Middle French | sensitif | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | sensitivus | sensitive; detectable, perceivable |
| 4 | Latin | sentio | I feel, I sense, I perceive; I perceive, I am... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sentjō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |