English
insultant
Blend of insult + consultant.
A blend of insult + consultant
Latin saliō ‘to leap, jump’
Latin īnsiliō ‘to leap in or upon’
Latin īnsultō ‘to leap at; to insult, revile’
Middle French insulter
English insult
Latin cōnsulere ‘to consult, deliberate, consider, reflect…’
Latin cōnsultāre ‘to deliberate, consult’
French consultant
English consultant
Today it means
noun A consultant who is willing to criticise the organisation that they work for.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / insultant