myEtymology.com: English etymology of insulted

Etymology of the English word insulted

the English word insulted

derived from the English word insult

derived from the Latin word insultare (insult; behave insultingly, mock; leap, jump, spring)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

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

derived from the Latin word saltare (dance, jump; portray or represent in a dance)

derived from the Latin word saltum

derived from the Latin word salire (leap, jump; move suddenly; salt, salt down, preserve with salt; spurt, discharge, be ejected under force)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sel-