Where does “sentence” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sentence”, step by step

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