Where does “insolentness” come from?
insolentness (English) comes from English insolent, from Latin insolens, from Latin soleō, from Latin sodeō, from Proto-Italic sweðēō, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
insolentness (English): Quality of being insolent
Definitions
- Quality of being insolent
Ancestry of “insolentness”, step by step
insolentness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English insolent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | insolent | Insulting in manner or words; Rude; A person who... |
| 2 | Latin | insolens | unusual; arrogant, haughty, insolent |
| 3 | Latin | soleō | to be accustomed, used to, in the habit of |
| 4 | Latin | sodeō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sweðēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |