Where does “sentus” come from?
sentus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ksen-, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.
sentus (Latin): thorny; rough, rugged
Ancestry of “sentus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ksen- | to card, scratch |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kes- | to scrape, comb |