Where does “insincerely” come from?
insincerely (English) comes from English insincere, from Latin insincerus, from Latin sincērus, from Proto-Italic senkairos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
insincerely (English): In an insincere manner
Definitions
- In an insincere manner
Ancestry of “insincerely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | insincere | Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed;... |
| 2 | Latin | insincerus | not pure, spoiled, corrupted |
| 3 | Latin | sincērus | clean, pure, sound |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | senkairos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |