Latin

sānus

‘sound, sane’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin sānus.

10 English words in this record descend from Latin sānus, most familiar first.

• insane ← īnsānus
• sane
• sanity ← sanite ← sanité ← sānitās
• sanitary ← sanitaire ← sanitas
• sanicle ← sanō
• sanative ← sanatif ← sanatif ← sānātīvus ← sānātus
• sanation ← sanacion ← sānātiō ← sānō
• sanitate ← sanitas
• sanable ← sanabilis ← sanare
• vesania ← vēsānus

Etymograph / Latin sānus