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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-—
3Latinîn—
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →