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
- haughty; disdainful
Ancestry of “deignous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disdeignous | — |
| 2 | Old French | desdeignos | — |
| 3 | French | dédaigneux | scornful, disdainful, contemptuous |
| 4 | French | dédaigner | to scorn, to despise, to disdain |
| 5 | Old French | desdeignier | to disdain |
| 6 | Old French | deignier | to deign; to condescend |
| 7 | Latin | dīgnō | to deem worthy, suitable, or fitting |
| 8 | Latin | dīgnus | appropriate, fitting, worthy, meet, deserving, fit, proper, suitable, becoming |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | degnos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dḱ-nós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |