Where does “sentimental” come from?
sentimental (Portuguese) comes from French sentimental, from English sentimental, from English sentiment, from Old French sentement, from Latin sentimentum, from Latin sentiō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.
sentimental (Portuguese): sentimental
Ancestry of “sentimental”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | 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 | — |
Words derived from “sentimental”