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Where does “insert” come from?

Insert derives from Latin insertus, past participle of insero meaning to put in, from in- and sero meaning to join or link together, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ser-.

insert (English): To put in between or into; An image inserted into...

Definitions

  1. To put in between or into; An image inserted into...

Ancestry of “insert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininsertusinserted, introduced
2Latinīnserō—
3Latinserō—
4Latinsērus—
5Proto-Italicswerjos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “insert”

  • insertion
  • insertional
  • reinsert
  • reinsertion
  • inserter
  • insertive
  • insertable
  • disinsertion
  • preinsertion
  • postinsertion
  • insertee
  • misinsertion
  • inserteth
  • insertor
  • disinsert
  • preinsert
  • uninsertable
  • inserts
  • insertest
  • inserting
  • self-insertion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →