Where does “insipidity” come from?

Insipidity derives from French insipide, Latin insipiditas (from in- "not" and sapidus "tasteful"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne "not" and h₁én "to be."

insipidity (English): The condition of being insipid; insipidness;...

Definitions

The condition of being insipid; insipidness;...

Ancestry of “insipidity”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	insipid	Unappetizingly flavorless; Flat; lacking...
2	French	insipide	insipid, bland, tasteless
3	Latin	īnsipidus	tasteless
4	Latin	īn-	un-, non-, not
5	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
6	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7	Proto-Italic	en	in
8	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

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