Where does “insinuare” come from?
insinuare (Romanian) comes from Romanian insinua, from French insinuer, from Middle French insinuer, from Latin īnsinuō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
insinuare (Romanian): insinuation
Definitions
- insinuation
Ancestry of “insinuare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | insinua | to insinuate |
| 2 | French | insinuer | insinuate; insinuate; hint |
| 3 | Middle French | insinuer | — |
| 4 | Latin | īnsinuō | to put, place, or thrust into the bosom |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |