Where does “indignant” come from?
indignant (Catalan) comes from Latin indignans, from Latin indignor, from Latin indignus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
indignant (Catalan): outrageous
Definitions
- outrageous
Ancestry of “indignant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | indignans | scorning, resenting |
| 2 | Latin | indignor | I scorn or resent; I am indignant |
| 3 | Latin | indignus | unworthy, undeserving; unbecoming; shameful |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |