Where does “unsententiously” come from?
unsententiously (English) comes from English unsententious, from English sententious, from Latin sententiōsus, from Latin sententia, from Latin sentīre, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
unsententiously (English): In a way that is not sententious
Definitions
- In a way that is not sententious
Ancestry of “unsententiously”, step by step
unsententiously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsententious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsententious | Not sententious |
| 2 | English | sententious | Full of meaning; Using as few words as possible;... |
| 3 | Latin | sententiōsus | pithy, sententious |
| 4 | Latin | sententia | opinion, thought, feeling; purpose,... |
| 5 | Latin | sentīre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |