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Where does “insertus” come from?

insertus (Latin) comes from Latin īnserō, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

insertus (Latin): inserted, introduced

Definitions

  1. inserted, introduced

Ancestry of “insertus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīnserō—
2Latinserō—
3Latinsērus—
4Proto-Italicswerjos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “insertus”

  • insert
  • insertion
  • insertional
  • reinsert
  • reinsertion
  • inserter
  • insertive
  • insertable
  • disinsertion
  • preinsertion
  • postinsertion
  • insertee
  • misinsertion
  • inserteth
  • insertor
  • disinsert
  • preinsert
  • uninsertable
  • inserts
  • insertest
  • inserting
  • self-insertion
  • inserto
  • injerto
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