Where does “insincérité” come from?

insincérité (French) comes from French sincérité, from Latin sincēritas, from Latin sincērus, from Proto-Italic senkairos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

insincérité (French): insincerity

Definitions

  1. insincerity

Ancestry of “insincérité”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsincéritésincerity
2Latinsincēritasintegrity, honesty
3Latinsincērusclean, pure, sound
4Proto-Italicsenkairos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →
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