Where does “insulter” come from?

insulter (French) comes from Latin īnsultō, from Latin insilio, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

insulter (French): to insult

Definitions

  1. to insult

Ancestry of “insulter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīnsultōto spring, leap or jump at or upon
2LatininsilioI leap upon or in; I bound
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “insulter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →