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Where does “sipid” come from?

sipid (English) comes from English insipid, from French insipide, from Latin īnsipidus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

sipid (English): Having a taste or flavour; savoury; sapid

Definitions

  1. Having a taste or flavour; savoury; sapid

Ancestry of “sipid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinsipidUnappetizingly flavorless; Flat; lacking...
2Frenchinsipideinsipid, bland, tasteless
3Latinīnsipidus—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →