Where does “insultest” come from?
insultest (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.
insultest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “insultest”, step by step
insultest 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 Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |