Where does “sensationslüstern” come from?
sensationslüstern (German) comes from German Sensation, from French sensation, from Latin sensatio, from Latin sensatus, from Latin sēnsus, from Dutch census, from Latin census, from Latin censeo — to cover, conceal; hornless.
sensationslüstern (German): attention-seeking
Definitions
- attention-seeking
Ancestry of “sensationslüstern”, step by step
sensationslüstern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sensation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sensation | sensation widespread reaction of interest or excitement |
| 2 | French | sensation | sensation |
| 3 | Latin | sensatio | understanding, knowledge, intelligence |
| 4 | Latin | sensatus | sensible, intelligent, gifted with sense |
| 5 | Latin | sēnsus | faculty or power of perceiving; perception, feeling, sensation, sense |
| 6 | Dutch | census | a census |
| 7 | Latin | census | census, a registering of the populace and their... |
| 8 | Latin | censeo | I give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kensēō | to give an opinion |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kensējō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |
via German lüstern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lüstern | libidinous |