The word comes, of course, from sentiment, which has the same origin—Latin sentire, meaning "to feel,"—as consent and sensible. Chocolate-box adjective : superficially pretty or sentimental Gloriously decorative and perhaps somewhat too easy on the eye, their work cannot quite be dismissed ...
send, This is reconstructed to be from Proto-Germanic*sond-"make to go" senior, Latin senior"older," comparative ofsenex(genitivesenis) "old" (from PIE root*sen-"old") sense/sensible/sensitive sentence, L, sentientem, sentire"be of opinion, feel, perceive" (see sense(n.)). ...
You may also find it useful to be mindful of the many Latin derivatives in the English language. Sometimes a familiar English word can be your key to learning a Latin root. Vice versa, Latin roots can help greatly improve your English vocabulary. ab (a) + abl. - away from, from; by...
consent, v., "agree, give assent [同意; 赞成]; yield [让步; 屈服] when one has the right, power, or will to oppose," from Old French consentir "agree; comply" and directly from Latin consentire "agree, accord," literally "feel together," from com "with, together" + sentire "to ...
The 21 Most Used Italian Verbs in the Third Group -iresentire –“to feel” or “to hear” capire –“to understand” morire –“to die” aprire –“to open” uscire –“to go out” riuscire –“to succeed” finire –“to end” or “to finish” scrivere –“to write” dormire –...
and directly from Latin sensus "perception, feeling, undertaking, meaning," from sentire "perceive, feel, know." This probably is a figurative use of a literal meaning "find one's way," or "go mentally." According to Watkins and others, this is from a PIE root *sent- "to go" (...