The story
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ser-“to bind, put together, to line up”
- Latin · derived frominsertus
- English todayinsert
From Latin insertus, past participle of inserō, from in- + serō (“join, bind together, connect, entwine, interweave”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together, to line up”). Compare exsert.
Words from the same roots
Proto-Indo-European*ser- all →
seriesheroobserveconciergeHermessorcererSerbsorceryheresyberserksarksortieberserkerHeratdiaeresissereseracensorcellirenic
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.