Where does “sentosus” come from?
sentosus (Latin) comes from Latin sentis, from Proto-Indo-European ksen-, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.
sentosus (Latin): thorny
Ancestry of “sentosus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sentis | thorn , brier, bramble; second-person singular... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ksen- | to card, scratch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kes- | to scrape, comb |