Where does “sentido” come from?

sentido (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese sentido, from Latin sentīre, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

sentido (Portuguese): sense; purpose; intention; direction

Definitions

  1. sense; purpose; intention; direction

Ancestry of “sentido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesentido—
2Latinsentīre—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent- →Every word from Latin sentīre →