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Where does “sensazione” come from?

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

sensazione (Italian): sensation, feeling

Definitions

  1. sensation, feeling

Ancestry of “sensazione”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sensazione”

  • sensazionale
  • sensazionalità
  • sensazionalistico
  • sensazionalmente
  • sensazionalismo
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