Where does “usentimental” come from?
usentimental (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sentimental, from English sentimental, from English sentiment, from Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum, from Latin sentiō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.
usentimental (Norwegian Nynorsk): unsentimental
Ancestry of “usentimental”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sentimental | sentimental |
| 2 | English | sentimental | Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or... |
| 3 | English | sentiment | A general thought, feeling, or sense; Feelings,... |
| 4 | Old French | sentement | — |
| 5 | Latin | sentimentum | feeling, opinion, sentiment |
| 6 | Latin | sentiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | -tōrius | — |
| 9 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |