Where does “insolent” come from?

insolent (Romanian) 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.

insolent (Romanian): insolent

Definitions

  1. insolent

Ancestry of “insolent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinsolentinsolent
2Latininsolensunusual; arrogant, haughty, insolent
3Latinsoleōto be accustomed, used to, in the habit of
4Latinsodeō—
5Proto-Italicsweðēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic sweðēō →