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==Etymology==
− It is probably [[bor|frm|insulter]], a learned borrowing of Latin [[m|la|īnsultāre|t=to assail, leap upon]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) a frequentative of īnsilīre, to leap at or upon,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from in-, on, and salīre, to leap (see [[sally]] and [[salient]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
+ It is probably [[bor|frm|insulter]], a learned borrowing of Latin [[m|la|īnsultāre|t=to assail, leap upon]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) a frequentative of [[m|la|īnsilīre]], to leap at or upon,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from in-, on, and [[m|la|salīre]], to leap (see [[sally]] and [[salient]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
==Earliest recorded meaning==