Where does “insincère” come from?
insincère (French) comes from French sincère, from Middle French sincere, from Latin sincērus, from Proto-Italic senkairos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
insincère (French): insincere
Definitions
- insincere
Ancestry of “insincère”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sincère | sincere |
| 2 | Middle French | sincere | sincere (genuinely meaning what one says or does) |
| 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 |