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
Ancestry of “sensationslüstern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Sensation | sensation |
| 2 | French | sensation | sensation |
| 3 | Latin | sensatio | understanding, knowledge, intelligence |
| 4 | Latin | sensatus | sensible, intelligent, gifted with sense |
| 5 | Latin | sēnsus | — |
| 6 | Dutch | 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 |