sensitivity
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
-ity
sens
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
sensitivity
the condition or quality of being sensitive; specifically the responsiveness of an organ or organism to external stimuli
敏感, 多愁善感, 感受性
Dissection of sensitivity
sensitivity = sens (feel) + -it (-it is a remnant from Latin suffix -itus when deriving a verb past participle) + -ive (indicating tendency, quality, connection) + remove e + -ity (condition; state; quality);
sensitivity = the condition or quality of being responsive to external stimuli
Now Repeat my Dissection
sensitivity = the condition or quality of being responsive to external stimuli
Important roots for this word:
-ive
-ity
sens
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
Repetition is the key to learning.
Now please try to dissect the word into the roots that you know yourself in the box below:
✓ ×
✓ ×