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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sentimentalism | A liking for sentimental things; An overly... |
| 2 | French | sentimentalisme | sentimentalism |
| 3 | French | sentimental | sentimental |
| 4 | English | sentimental | Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or... |
| 5 | English | sentiment | A general thought, feeling, or sense; Feelings,... |
| 6 | Old French | sentement | — |
| 7 | Latin | sentimentum | feeling, opinion, sentiment |
| 8 | Latin | sentiō | to feel, to sense, to perceive (with the senses) |
| 9 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 10 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 11 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |