Etymograph

English

insubstantive

From in- + substantive.

A compound of in- + substantive

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in ‘into’

English in-

Old French substantif

Middle English substantif

English substantive

Today it means

adj Not substantive (in any sense)

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / insubstantive