Etymology of the English word sensitivity
the English word
sensitivityderived 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
-ityDerivations in English
hyposensitivity,
photosensitivity,
sensitometer,
sensitometryUsage
Word found in Modern English
