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Where does “insouciant” come from?

insouciant (French) comes from French souciant, from French soucier, from Middle French soucyer, from Latin sollicitō, from Latin sollicitus, from Latin sollus, from Proto-Italic solnos, from Proto-Indo-European sol(h₂)nós — whole.

insouciant (French): carefree, without worries

Definitions

  1. carefree, without worries

Ancestry of “insouciant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsouciantworrying
2Frenchsoucierto worry
3Middle Frenchsoucyerto worry
4Latinsollicitō—
5LatinsollicitusThoroughly moved, agitated or disturbed;...
6Latinsolluswhole, entire, unbroken
7Proto-Italicsolnos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansol(h₂)nós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

Words derived from “insouciant”

  • insouciant
  • insouciantly
  • insouciamment
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