Etymology

desensitisation

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Today it means: The act or process of desensitising, of dulling or reducing sensation. Full definition →

English desensitise ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishsensitise
  8. Englishdesensitise
  9. English todaydesensitisation

From desensitise + -ation.

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