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Where does “sensazionale” come from?

sensazionale (Italian) comes from Italian sensazione, from Latin sensatio, from Latin sensatus, from Latin sēnsus, from Dutch census, from Latin census, from Latin censeo, from Proto-Italic kensēō — to cover, conceal; hornless.

sensazionale (Italian): sensational; exciting

Definitions

  1. sensational; exciting

Ancestry of “sensazionale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansensazionesensation, feeling
2Latinsensatiounderstanding, knowledge, intelligence
3Latinsensatussensible, intelligent, gifted with sense
4Latinsēnsus—
5Dutchcensus—
6Latincensuscensus, a registering of the populace and their...
7LatincenseoI give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I...
8Proto-Italickensēōto give an opinion
9Proto-Italickensējō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-éh₁-ye-ti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱens-to announce, to proclaim; to put in order
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “sensazionale”

  • sensazionalistico
  • sensazionalità
  • sensazionalmente
  • sensazionalismo
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