Etymology

unsentimental

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Today it means: Not sentimental. Full definition →

English sentimental ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Old French sentement
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sent-
  9. Proto-Italic*sentiō
  10. Latinsentiō
  11. Latinsentimentum
  12. Old Frenchsentement
  13. Englishsentiment
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Englishsentimental
  17. English todayunsentimental

From un- + sentimental.

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