Etymology of the Latin word insultare
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-Derivations in Latin
insultator,
insultatioDerivations in other languages
English
insult, Italian
insultare, Portuguese
insultar, Spanish
insultarCognates
English
insult, French
insulter, German
insultieren, Italian
insultare
