Where does “uninsultable” come from?
uninsultable (English) comes from English insultable, from English insult, from Middle French insult, from Latin insultus, from Latin insilio, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
uninsultable (English): Not insultable
Definitions
- Not insultable
Ancestry of “uninsultable”, step by step
uninsultable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English insultable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | insultable | Capable of being insulted |
| 2 | English | insult | To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone) |
| 3 | Middle French | insult | — |
| 4 | Latin | insultus | a scoffing, reviling, insult |
| 5 | Latin | insilio | I leap upon or in; I bound |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |