Where does “insensately” come from?
insensately (English) comes from English insensate, from Latin insensatus, from Latin sensatus, from Latin sēnsus, from Dutch census, from Latin census, from Latin censeo, from Proto-Italic kensēō — to cover, conceal; hornless.
insensately (English): In an insensate manner
Ancestry of “insensately”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | insensate | Having no sensation or consciousness;... |
| 2 | Latin | insensatus | irrational |
| 3 | Latin | sensatus | sensible, intelligent, gifted with sense |
| 4 | Latin | sēnsus | — |
| 5 | Dutch | census | — |
| 6 | Latin | census | census, a registering of the populace and their... |
| 7 | Latin | censeo | I give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kensēō | to give an opinion |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kensējō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |