Where does “insultable” come from?
insultable (English) comes from English insult, from Middle French insult, from Latin insultus, from Latin insilio, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
insultable (English): Capable of being insulted
Definitions
- Capable of being insulted
Ancestry of “insultable”, step by step
insultable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English insult
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | insult | To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone) |
| 2 | Middle French | insult | — |
| 3 | Latin | insultus | a scoffing, reviling, insult |
| 4 | Latin | insilio | I leap upon or in; I bound |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |