Etymology

insane

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Today it means: Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad. Full definition →

Latin īnsānus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromīnsānus“unsound in mind; mad, insane”
  2. English todayinsane

From Latin īnsānus (“unsound in mind; mad, insane”), from in- + sānus (“sound, sane”), equivalent to in- + sane.

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