Etymology

insensate

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Today it means: Having no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate. Full definition →

Latin īnsēnsātu ← Proto-Italic *n̥- ← Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
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insensate · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Latinsensātus
  6. Latinīnsēnsātu
  7. English todayinsensate

Learned borrowing from Latin īnsēnsātus. By surface analysis, in- + sensate.

insensate · noun2

From the substantivation of the above adjective. See -ate (noun-forming suffix).

insensate · verb3

  1. Latin · derived fromīnsēnsātus
  2. English todayinsensate

From Latin īnsēnsātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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