sentinel

/ˈsentənəl/SEN-tuh-nuhl

/ˈsɛntənəl/SEN-tuh-nuhl

Meaninga watcher

Common meaning: a soldier keeping watch

sentinela watcherSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 540 · scan

Journey through time

Latinsentinatorsource
Italiansentinellasource
Englishsentinel‘a soldier keeping watch’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin sentinator ‘a watcher’.

Source words

sentinator Latin · source word “a watcher”

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