Where does “insolent” come from?

insolent (French) comes 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.

insolent (French): insolent

Definitions

  1. insolent

Ancestry of “insolent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininsolensunusual; arrogant, haughty, insolent
2Latinsoleōto be accustomed, used to, in the habit of
3Latinsodeō
4Proto-Italicsweðēō
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “insolent

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic sweðēō
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