Where does “insolence” come from?
insolence (French) comes from Latin insolentia, from Latin insolens, from Latin soleō, from Latin sodeō, from Proto-Italic sweðēō, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
insolence (French): insolence
Ancestry of “insolence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | insolentia | unusualness, novelty, unfamiliarity; pride,... |
| 2 | Latin | insolens | unusual; arrogant, haughty, insolent |
| 3 | Latin | soleō | — |
| 4 | Latin | sodeō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sweðēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |