Where does “pressentiment” come from?

pressentiment (French) comes from Middle French pressentiment, from Middle French pressentir.

pressentiment (French): presentiment; hunch; premonition

Definitions

  1. presentiment; hunch; premonition

Ancestry of “pressentiment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpressentimentpresentiment; hunch; premonition
2Middle Frenchpressentir

Words derived from “pressentiment

Every word from Middle French pressentirEvery word from Middle French pressentiment