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Where does “insanitary” come from?

Insanitary derives from French sanitaire, which comes from Latin in- (not) combined with a root ultimately tracing through Proto-Indo-European ne (not) and en (being).

insanitary (English): Of or pertaining to a lack of sanitation;...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a lack of sanitation;...

Ancestry of “insanitary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishin-in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with...
2Middle Englishin-—
3Old Englishin-in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “insanitary”

  • insanitarily
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