insertion
/ˌɪnˈsɜːʃən/in-SUR-shuhn
/ˌɪnˈsɝʃən/in-SUR-shuhn
Meaningthe act of inserting
Common meaning: putting something in
Other meanings: a thing put in
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- sertto join, linkLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1680 · scan
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘in, into’ + ‘to join, link’ → insertion
Journey through time
- Latinserō, seruī, sertum‘to join, link’
- Englishinsert‘to place one thing inside another’
- Englishformed in English from insertinsertion‘putting something in’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from insert + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), INSERT, p.295 · scan
Roots
- serō, seruī, sertum Latin “to join, link”
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