Where does “sensitif” come from?
sensitif (French) comes from Latin sentīre, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
sensitif (French): sensory
Ancestry of “sensitif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sentīre | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
Words derived from “sensitif”