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The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Appendix I

Indo-European Roots

ENTRY:	sent-
DEFINITION:	To head for, go. 1. widdershins, from Old High German sin(d), direction, from Germanic form sinthaz. 2. Suffixed (causative) o-grade form sont-eyo-. send¹, from Old English sendan, to send, from Germanic sandjan, to cause to go. 3. Suffixed o-grade form sont-o-. godsend, from Old English sand, message, messenger, from Germanic sandaz, that which is sent. 4. Perhaps suffixed form sent-yo-. scent, sense, sensillium, sentence, sentient, sentiment, sentinel; assent, consent, dissent, presentiment, resent, from Latin sentre, to feel (< “to go mentally”). (Pokorny sent- 908.)


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