Etymology of the English word insulting
the English word
insultingderived from the English word
insultderived 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
saltumderived 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-using the English suffix
-ingUsage
Word found in Modern English
