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Where does “sensitivus” come from?

sensitivus (Latin) comes from Latin sentiō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

sensitivus (Latin): sensitive; detectable, perceivable

Definitions

  1. sensitive; detectable, perceivable

Ancestry of “sensitivus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsentiō—
2Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
3Latin-tōrius—
4Latin-tor-er
5Proto-Italic-tōr—
6Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
7Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “sensitivus”

  • sensitivo
  • sensitometria
  • sensitometrico
  • sensitometro
  • sensitiva
  • sensitivo
  • sensitività
  • sensitive
  • sensitif
  • sensitivité
  • sensitive
  • sensitivo
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