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Where does “sentenzioso” come from?

sentenzioso (Italian) comes from Latin sententiōsus, from Latin sententia, from Latin sentīre, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

sentenzioso (Italian): sententious

Definitions

  1. sententious

Ancestry of “sentenzioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsententiōsus—
2Latinsententiaopinion, thought, feeling; purpose,...
3Latinsentīre—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “sentenzioso”

  • sentenziosamente
  • sentenziosità
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