Where does “sentence” come from?

sentence (Middle French) comes from Old French sentence, from Latin sententia, from Latin sentīre, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

sentence (Middle French): sentence judgement; verdict

Definitions

  1. sentence judgement; verdict

Ancestry of “sentence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsentence—
2Latinsententiaopinion, thought, feeling; purpose,...
3Latinsentīre—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “sentence”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent- →Every word from Latin sentīre →