Where does “insensate” come from?
insensate (Italian) comes from Italian insensato, from Latin insensatus, from Latin sensatus, from Latin sēnsus, from Dutch census, from Latin census, from Latin censeo, from Proto-Italic kensēō — to cover, conceal; hornless.
insensate (Italian): feminine plural of insensato; plural of insensata
Definitions
- feminine plural of insensato; plural of insensata
Ancestry of “insensate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | insensato | senseless, crazy, foolish, insensate, handwavy;... |
| 2 | Latin | insensatus | irrational |
| 3 | Latin | sensatus | sensible, intelligent, gifted with sense |
| 4 | Latin | sēnsus | — |
| 5 | Dutch | census | — |
| 6 | Latin | census | census, a registering of the populace and their... |
| 7 | Latin | censeo | I give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kensēō | to give an opinion |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kensējō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |