Where does “insidiate” come from?
insidiate (Italian) comes from Italian insidiare, from Latin insidiō, from Latin insidiāre.
insidiate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present indicative of...
Ancestry of “insidiate”, step by step
insidiate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian insidiare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | insidiare | to harass; to lay a trap for |
| 2 | Latin | insidiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | insidiāre | — |
via Italian insidiato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | insidiato | past participle of insidiare |