Etymology

insensible

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Today it means: Unable to be perceived by the senses. Full definition →

Middle English insensible ← Old French insensible ← Late Latin īnsēnsibilis
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromīnsēnsibilis
  2. Old French · derived frominsensible
  3. Middle English · inherited frominsensible
  4. English todayinsensible

From Middle English insensible, from Old French insensible, from Late Latin īnsēnsibilis.

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