Etymology of the French word insanité
the French word
insanitéderived from the English word
insanityderived from the Latin word
insanitasderived from the Latin word
insanus (mad, raging, insane)
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
sanus (sound; healthy; sensible)
Date
The earliest known usage of insanité in French dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in other languages
Romanian
insanitate
