insult
/ˌɪnˈsʌlt/in-SUHLT
/ˌɪnˈsʌlt/in-SUHLT
Meaninga leap at
Common meaning: to speak to someone with scorn
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- sultto leap, jumpLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1619 · scan
‘in, into’ + ‘to leap, jump’ → insult
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin saliō ‘to leap, jump’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry saliō, p. 1619 · dictionary scan
Roots
- saliō, saluī, saltum Latin “to leap, jump”
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