Where does “insaneness” come from?
insaneness (English) comes from English insane, from Latin īnsānus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
insaneness (English): insanity; madness
Definitions
- insanity; madness
Ancestry of “insaneness”, step by step
insaneness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English insane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | insane | Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not... |
| 2 | Latin | īnsānus | mad, insane, demented |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |