Where does “deignously” come from?
deignously (English) comes from English deignous, from English disdeignous, from Old French desdeignos, from French dédaigneux, from French dédaigner, from Old French desdeignier, from Old French deignier, from Latin dīgnō — take; perceive.
deignously (English): Disdainfully
Definitions
- Disdainfully
Ancestry of “deignously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deignous | haughty; disdainful |
| 2 | English | disdeignous | — |
| 3 | Old French | desdeignos | — |
| 4 | French | dédaigneux | scornful, disdainful, contemptuous |
| 5 | French | dédaigner | to scorn, to despise, to disdain |
| 6 | Old French | desdeignier | to disdain |
| 7 | Old French | deignier | to deign; to condescend |
| 8 | Latin | dīgnō | to deem worthy, suitable, or fitting |
| 9 | Latin | dīgnus | appropriate, fitting, worthy, meet, deserving, fit, proper, suitable, becoming |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | degnos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dḱ-nós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |