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Where does “insolente” come from?

insolente (Italian) 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.

insolente (Italian): insolent, arrogant, impudent, impertinent

Definitions

  1. insolent, arrogant, impudent, impertinent

Ancestry of “insolente”, step by step

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

Words derived from “insolente”

  • insolentemente
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