## Etymology
From 'sensation' + '-al'; 'sensation' is from Medieval Latin 'sensatio(n-)', from Latin 'sensus' ('feeling'), from 'sentire' ('to feel').

## AI Etymology
Sensational comes from 'sensation' + '-al'; 'sensation' is from Medieval Latin 'sensatio(n-)', from Latin 'sensus' ('feeling'), from 'sentire' ('to feel'). The historical chain includes Latin sensatio and Latin sentire. Older glosses in the chain include "sensation", "-al", "sensatio(n-)", and "sensus", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, sensational is best read as compound and borrowing, yielding an English adjective shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as an adjective, with the sense "causing great excitement or shock; remarkably good". English derivatives include sensationally, sensationalism, and sensationalize; related forms include sensation, sense, and sensationalism. The result is an English adjective whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

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