Where does “szentenciát” come from?
szentenciát (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szentencia, from Latin sententia, from Latin sentīre, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
Ancestry of “szentenciát”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szentencia | maxim, aphorism; judgement, warrant |
| 2 | Latin | sententia | opinion, thought, feeling; purpose,... |
| 3 | Latin | sentīre | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |