Where does “sensitif” come from?
sensitif (Middle French) comes from Medieval Latin sensitivus, from Latin sentio, from Proto-Italic sentjō, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
Ancestry of “sensitif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | sensitivus | sensitive; detectable, perceivable |
| 2 | Latin | sentio | I feel, I sense, I perceive; I perceive, I am... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | sentjō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
Words derived from “sensitif”
- sensitive
- sensitivity
- insensitive
- sensitiveness
- hypersensitivity
- sensitization
- insensitivity
- desensitization
- sensitively
- hypersensitive
- sensitize
- photosensitive
- photosensitivity
- sensitizer
- oversensitive
- supersensitive
- desensitize
- radiosensitivity
- radiosensitive
- desensitizing
- ultrasensitive
- mechanosensitive
- photosensitizer
- chemosensitivity