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Where does “insertional” come from?

Insertional derives from English insertion, from Latin insertio (noun of action from inserere, to insert), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning in- and -yéti (to go).

insertional (English): That involves insertion

Definitions

  1. That involves insertion

Ancestry of “insertional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinsertionThe act of inserting, or something inserted; The...
2English-ionan action or process, or the result of an action...
3Ancient Greekἀπόγειονapogee, greatest distance from the Earth
4Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
5Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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