Latin word root · Mind & Feeling

sent-: feeling, perceiving

sent- is a Latin root meaning “feeling, perceiving”. Learn its variants and explore 3 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: feeling, perceiving

Root forms: sent-, sens-

Source word: sentiō — to feel, to sense, to perceive (with the senses)

Word family and examples

• consent

  permission for something to happen

• sentiment

  a view or opinion based on feeling

• sensory

  relating to sensation or the physical senses

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