Where does “insinua” come from?

insinua (Romanian) comes from French insinuer, from Middle French insinuer, from Latin īnsinuō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

insinua (Romanian): to insinuate

Definitions

  1. to insinuate

Ancestry of “insinua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinsinuerinsinuate; insinuate; hint
2Middle Frenchinsinuer—
3Latinīnsinuōto put, place, or thrust into the bosom
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “insinua”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →