sentential etymology

Etymology

• Latin: sententia ("thought, opinion, maxim")
• Proto-Indo-European: *sent- ("to think")

Meaning

A sentential form or construction is one that expresses a complete thought or proposition. It is typically characterized by the presence of a subject and a predicate, and may also include modifiers and objects.

Origin

The term "sentential" derives from the Latin word "sententia," which referred to a thought, opinion, or maxim. This word is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sent-, meaning "to think."

The concept of a sentential form or construction has its origins in ancient Greek and Roman grammar. Greek and Latin grammarians used the term "sententia" to refer to a complete thought expressed in a sentence. This sense of the term was later adopted into English and other European languages.

Examples

The following are examples of sentential forms:

• "The dog is barking."
• "The boy is playing in the park."
• "I am going to the store."
• "The weather is beautiful today."
• "The world is a wonderful place."

sentential relate terms

• sentence

  Etymology The word sentence comes from the Latin word sententia meaning opinion j

• sense

  Etymology Middle English sens from Old French sens from Latin sensus sensation perc

• innocent

  Etymology The word innocent comes from the Latin word innocens which means harmles

• protocol

  Etymology The word protocol comes from the Greek word protokollon which means the f

• reefer

  Etymology The term reefer has various etymological origins Spanish rifa meaning

• Catholic

  Etymology The word Catholic is derived from the Greek adjective katholikos meaning

• chicken

  Etymology The word chicken originates from the Old English word cicen which in turn

• dust

  Etymology The word dust comes from the Old English word dūst which in turn is deriv

• chimera

  Etymology Ancient Greek χίμαιρα chímaira from χίμαρος chímaros m

• sport

  Etymology The word sport originates from the following sources Old Provençal des

• method

  Etymology The word method comes from the Greek word methodos which means way to a g

• entertain

  Etymology Derivatives of the word entertain include Old French entartenir to hol