Where does “insubordinate” come from?

Insubordinate derives from English subordinate with the prefix in-, from Middle English in-, from Latin in- meaning "not," from Latin in meaning "in," from Proto-Indo-European ne meaning "not," oyd- meaning "to see," en meaning "in," and h₂er- meaning "to move" or "to stir."

insubordinate (English): Rebellious or defiant to authority; Contumacious;...

Definitions

  1. Rebellious or defiant to authority; Contumacious;...

Ancestry of “insubordinate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishin-in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with...
2Middle Englishin-
3Old Englishin-in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “insubordinate

Every word from Proto-Indo-European énEvery word from Proto-Germanic inEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *in
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