Where does “sensaatioelokuva” come from?

sensaatioelokuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish sensaatio, from Medieval Latin sensatio, from Latin sēnsus, from Dutch census, from Latin census, from Latin censeo, from Proto-Italic kensēō, from Proto-Italic kensējō — to cover, conceal; hornless.

sensaatioelokuva (Finnish): sensational film, sensational movie; a film or movie that caused a sensation

Definitions

  1. sensational film, sensational movie; a film or movie that caused a sensation

Ancestry of “sensaatioelokuva”, step by step

sensaatioelokuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sensaatio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsensaatiosensation widespread reaction of interest or excitement
2Medieval Latinsensatio
3Latinsēnsusfaculty or power of perceiving; perception, feeling, sensation, sense
4Dutchcensusa census
5Latincensuscensus, a registering of the populace and their...
6LatincenseoI give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I...
7Proto-Italickensēōto give an opinion
8Proto-Italickensējō
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-éh₁-ye-ti
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

via Finnish elokuva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelokuvamovie; cinema; in plural also movies, cinema
2Finnishkuvapicture; image; photograph, photo
3Proto-Germanicskuwwôreflection, mirror image; shadow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésshadow, reflection
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti