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- Proto-Indo-European*sent-
- Proto-Italic*sentiō
- Latinsentiō
- Latinsentimentum
- Old Frenchsentement
- Englishsentiment
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishsentimental
- English todaysentimentality
From sentimental + -ity. The music sense is a calque of German Empfindsamkeit.
Words from the same roots
GermanEmpfindsamkeit all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.