Where does “insignificant” come from?
Insignificant derives from Latin insignificans, formed from in- "not" and significare "to signify," itself from facio "to make" and the Proto-Indo-European root dʰeh₁- "to put or place."
insignificant (English): Not significant; not important, inconsequential,...
Definitions
- Not significant; not important, inconsequential,...
Ancestry of “insignificant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | in- | in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with... |
| 2 | Middle English | in- | — |
| 3 | Old English | in- | in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the... |
| 4 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
Words derived from “insignificant”