Where does “insanery” come from?
insanery (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.
insanery (English): An insane asylum
Definitions
- An insane asylum
Ancestry of “insanery”, step by step
insanery 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 ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |