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Where does “bigoted” come from?

Bigoted comes from English bigot, from French bigot, from Middle French bigot, from Old French bigot, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European root elements -eh₂tos and -tós.

bigoted (English): Having the characteristics of a bigot; strongly...

Definitions

  1. Having the characteristics of a bigot; strongly...

Ancestry of “bigoted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBigot—
2Frenchbigotbigot, holier-than-thou; over-pious,...
3Middle Frenchbigot—
4Old Frenchbigot—
5Old Englishbī godby God

Words derived from “bigoted”

  • bigotedly
  • unbigoted
  • bigotedness
Every word from Old English bī god →