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Etymology of the English word writing

the English word writing
derived from the English word sense
derived from the Old French word sens
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-
using the English suffix -ing
derived from the English word write
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *writanan

Derivations in English

newswriting, playwriting, skywriting

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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