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Where does “Sentimentalismus” come from?

Sentimentalismus (German) comes from English sentimentalism, from French sentimentalisme, from French sentimental, from English sentimental, from English sentiment, from Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum, from Latin sentiō.

Ancestry of “Sentimentalismus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsentimentalismA liking for sentimental things; An overly...
2Frenchsentimentalismesentimentalism
3Frenchsentimentalsentimental
4EnglishsentimentalCharacterized by sentiment, sentimentality or...
5EnglishsentimentA general thought, feeling, or sense; Feelings,...
6Old Frenchsentement—
7Latinsentimentumfeeling, opinion, sentiment
8Latinsentiō—
9Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
10Latin-tōrius—
11Latin-tor-er
12Proto-Italic-tōr—
13Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
14Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “Sentimentalismus”

  • szentimentalizmus
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