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Etymology of the French word sensitif

the Old French word sensitif
derived 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-

Derivations in French

sensitivité, sensitivo-moteur, sensitive

Derivations in other languages

English sensitive, Romanian senzitiv

Cognates

Italian sensitivo, Spanish sensitivo

Usage

Word found in Old French



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