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Where does “insolente” come from?

insolente (French) comes from French insolent, 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.

insolente (French): feminine singular of insolent

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of insolent

Ancestry of “insolente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinsolentinsolent
2Latininsolensunusual; arrogant, haughty, insolent
3Latinsoleō—
4Latinsodeō—
5Proto-Italicsweðēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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