Etymology

insipid

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Today it means: Unappetizingly flavorless. Full definition →

French insipide ← Latin īnsipidu ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*sep-
  6. Proto-Italic*sapjō
  7. Latinsapiō
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  9. Latinsapidus
  10. Latinīnsipidu
  11. Frenchinsipide
  12. English todayinsipid

From French insipide, from Latin īnsipidus (“tasteless”), from in- (“not”) + sapidus (“savory”). In some senses, perhaps influenced by insipient (“unwise, foolish, stupid”).

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