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Where does “deignous” come from?

deignous (English) comes from English disdeignous, from Old French desdeignos, from French dédaigneux, from French dédaigner, from Old French desdeignier, from Old French deignier, from Latin dīgnō, from Latin dīgnus — take; perceive.

deignous (English): haughty; disdainful

Definitions

  1. haughty; disdainful

Ancestry of “deignous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdisdeignous—
2Old Frenchdesdeignos—
3Frenchdédaigneuxscornful, disdainful, contemptuous
4Frenchdédaignerto scorn, to despise, to disdain
5Old Frenchdesdeignierto disdain
6Old Frenchdeignierto deign; to condescend
7Latindīgnō—
8Latindīgnus—
9Proto-Italicdegnos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandḱ-nós—
11Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “deignous”

  • deignously
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