Etymology

insignificance

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Today it means: the state of being insignificant Full definition →

English significance ← Middle English in- ← Latin in-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishsignificance
  8. English todayinsignificance

From in- + significance.

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