Where does “insinuer” come from?

insinuer (French) comes from Middle French insinuer, from Latin īnsinuō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

insinuer (French): insinuate; insinuate; hint

Definitions

  1. insinuate; insinuate; hint

Ancestry of “insinuer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchinsinuer—
2Latinīnsinuōto put, place, or thrust into the bosom
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “insinuer”

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