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Where does “unsententious” come from?

unsententious (English) comes from English sententious, from Latin sententiōsus, from Latin sententia, from Latin sentīre, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

unsententious (English): Not sententious

Definitions

  1. Not sententious

Ancestry of “unsententious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsententiousFull of meaning; Using as few words as possible;...
2Latinsententiōsus—
3Latinsententiaopinion, thought, feeling; purpose,...
4Latinsentīre—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “unsententious”

  • unsententiously
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