Where does “insincere” come from?
insincere (Italian) comes from Italian insincero, from Latin insincerus, from Latin sincērus, from Proto-Italic senkairos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
insincere (Italian): feminine plural of insincero
Definitions
- feminine plural of insincero
Ancestry of “insincere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | insincero | insincere |
| 2 | Latin | insincerus | — |
| 3 | Latin | sincērus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | senkairos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |