Where does “сентенция” come from?
сентенция (Russian) comes from Latin sententia, from Latin sentīre, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
сентенция (Russian): maxim, dictum, wise sentence
Definitions
- maxim, dictum, wise sentence
Ancestry of “сентенция”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sententia | opinion, thought, feeling; purpose,... |
| 2 | Latin | sentīre | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |