Where does “insipient” come from?

insipient (English) comes from Middle English insipient, from Old French insipient, from Latin insipiens, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

insipient (English): foolish; lacking wisdom; stupid

Definitions

  1. foolish; lacking wisdom; stupid

Ancestry of “insipient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishinsipient—
2Old Frenchinsipient—
3Latininsipiensfoolish
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “insipient”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →