myEtymology.com: French etymology of sensation

Etymology of the French word sensation

the Old French word sensation

derived from the Latin word sensatio

derived from the Latin word sensatus (intelligent)

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-

Dutch sensatie, English sensation, German Sensation, Italian sensazione, Lithuanian sensacija, Norwegian sensasjon, Russian ceнcaция, Spanish sensacion, Swedish sensation

Word found in Old French