Where does “sentì” come from?

sentì (Neapolitan) comes from Latin sentire, from Latin sentio, from Proto-Italic sentjō, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

sentì (Neapolitan): to feel; to listen

Definitions

  1. to feel; to listen

Ancestry of “sentì”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsentirepresent active infinitive of sentiō;...
2LatinsentioI feel, I sense, I perceive; I perceive, I am...
3Proto-Italicsentjō—
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 Proto-Italic sentjō →