sentier

French

Etymology

From Old French sentier, from Vulgar Latin *semitārius, from Latin semita. Cognate to Spanish sendero, Italian sentiero; cf. also Gaulish sentos.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɑ̃.tje/
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Noun

sentier m (plural sentiers)

path; pathway

Derived terms

sortir des sentiers battus

Further reading

“sentier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

entiers, étreins, inertes, reteins, retiens, rétines, sérient

Old French

Alternative forms

senter

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *semitārius, from Latin semita.

Noun

sentier m (oblique plural sentiers, nominative singular sentiers, nominative plural sentier)

path; pathway

Descendants

French: sentier
→ Italian: sentiero
→? Middle English: santren
- English: saunter

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