English
insolency
Insolency comes from Latin īnsolentia ‘unusualness, novelty, unfamiliarity’, and goes back to soleō ‘to be accustomed, used to, in the habit of’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsoleō‘to be accustomed, used to, in the habit of’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnsolēns‘unusual’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnsolentia‘unusualness, novelty, unfamiliarity’
- Englishtodayinsolency
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsoleō‘to be accustomed, used to, in the habit of’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnsolēns‘unusual’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEīnsolentia‘unusualness, novelty, unfamiliarity’
- Englishtodayinsolency
Every English word from Latin soleō
Today it means
noun The quality of being insolent.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin soleō / insolency