Where does “insectans” come from?

insectans (Latin) comes from Latin insector, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

insectans (Latin): pursuing

Definitions

  1. pursuing

Ancestry of “insectans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatininsectorI pursue, chase; I taunt, slander
2Latinīn-un-, non-, not
3Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →