Etymology of the English word insipience
the English word
insipiencederived from the Old French word
insipiencederived from the Latin word
insipientia (foolishness)
derived from the Latin word
sapientia (prudence, discretion, discernment; wisdom; judgment)
derived from the Latin word
sapiens (rational; sane, of sound mind; wise man, sage, philosopher)
derived from the Vulgar Latin word
sapere (taste of; understand; have sense)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sep-derived from the Latin word
insipiens (foolish)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
in-derived from the Latin word
sapiens (rational; sane, of sound mind; wise man, sage, philosopher)
derived from the Vulgar Latin word
sapere (taste of; understand; have sense)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sep-Date
The earliest known usage of insipience in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
