Where does “insult” come from?
Insult comes from Middle French insulter, meaning to treat with contempt or abuse.
insult (English): To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to ; to...
Definitions
- To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to ; to...
Ancestry of “insult”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | insult | — |
| 2 | Latin | insultus | a scoffing, reviling, insult |
| 3 | Latin | insilio | I leap upon or in; I bound |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “insult”