Where does “insincereness” come from?
insincereness (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.
insincereness (English): The quality of being insincere; lack of sincerity
Definitions
- The quality of being insincere; lack of sincerity
Ancestry of “insincereness”, step by step
insincereness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English insincere
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |