Where does “sentenza” come from?

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

sentenza (Maltese): sentence

Definitions

  1. sentence

Ancestry of “sentenza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansentenzasentence
2Latinsententiaopinion, thought, feeling; purpose,...
3Latinsentīre—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent- →Every word from Latin sentīre →