Where does “sensitive” come from?
sensitive (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sensitiv, from Medieval Latin sensitivus, from Latin sentio, from Proto-Italic sentjō, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
sensitive (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite singular of sensitiv; plural of sensitiv
Definitions
- definite singular of sensitiv; plural of sensitiv
Ancestry of “sensitive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sensitiv | sensitive |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | sensitivus | sensitive; detectable, perceivable |
| 3 | Latin | sentio | I feel, I sense, I perceive; I perceive, I am... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sentjō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |