Etymology of the English word desensitize
the English word
desensitizeusing the English prefix
de- (a suffix which indicates the removal, separation, descent, etc)
derived from the Old French prefix
de-derived from the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the English word
sensitizederived from the English word
sensitivederived from the Old French word
sensitifderived from the Medieval Latin word
sensitivus (sensitive, detectable, knowing through the senses)
derived from the Latin word
sensus (feeling, sense)
derived from the Latin word
sentire (perceive, feel, experience)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sent-derived from the Latin word
sensum (thought)
derived from the Latin word
sentire (perceive, feel, experience)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sent-using the English suffix
-izederived from the Old French suffix
-iserderived from the Latin suffix
-izarederived from the Greek suffix
-izein, -ίζειν
Derivations in English
desensitizationUsage
Word found in Modern English
