Etymology

sentient

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Today it means: Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling. Full definition →

Latin sentiēns
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromsentiēns“feeling, perceiving”
  2. English todaysentient

From Latin sentiēns (“feeling, perceiving”), present active participle of sentiō.

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