myEtymology.com: English etymology of insolent

Etymology of the English word insolent

the English word insolent

derived from the Latin word insolens (haughty, arrogant, insolent; unaccustomed; unusual; against custom)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

derived from the Latin word solere (be in the habit of; become accustomed to)

derived from the Latin word in-

derived from the Latin word insolentus

derived from the Latin word solere (be in the habit of; become accustomed to)

The earliest known usage of insolent in English dates from the 14th century.

Danish insolent, Dutch insolent, French insolent, German insolent

Word found in Modern English