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[Gerson W. Barbosa]

(01-04-2016 10:11 PM)walter b Wrote:  Well, you can be crazy in a good way but not insane. Insane stems from insanus (= 'ill' in Latin), and being ill in a good way is impossible IMHO.

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Yes, I recognize the root in the Portuguese word "são" ( = healthy ), the tilde being originally a little "n" put atop the vowel to indicate nasalization. "Insano", on the other hand, means mad, crazy, an exact equivalent to the English word insane, according to Merriam-Webster:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insane