English
senti
Shortened from sentimental.
The story
Shortened from sentimental.
Another origin of senti
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱm̥‘ten’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱm̥tóm‘hundred’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kəntom‘hundred (100)’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcentum‘a hundred’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400cent‘one hundred’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- English1500–presentsame form
- Swahilimodernsenti‘cent’
- Englishtodaysame form
Today it means
adj Sentimental, emotional.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / senti