Where does “insulsaggine” come from?
insulsaggine (Italian) comes from Italian insulso, from Latin insulsus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
insulsaggine (Italian): dullness, insipidity, inanity
Definitions
- dullness, insipidity, inanity
Ancestry of “insulsaggine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | insulso | dull, silly, foolish, insipid, namby-pamby |
| 2 | Latin | insulsus | unsalted, flavorless; bungling, awkward; insipid,... |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |