English
insultation
Insultation comes from Latin insultatio.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinsultatio
- Englishearliest quotation 1623insultation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinsultatio
- Englishearliest quotation 1623insultation
Earliest quotation: 1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine: “Against Insulation”.
The story
Latin insultatio, from insulto: compare Old French insultation.
Every English word from Latin insultatio
Today it means
noun The act of insulting; abusive or insolent treatment; insult.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin insultatio / insultation