Where does “denigrate” come from?
Denigrate comes from Latin denigrare, formed from Latin de and Proto-Indo-European de, both meaning away or from.
denigrate (English): To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce,...
Definitions
- To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce,...
Ancestry of “denigrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēnigrātus | — |
| 2 | Latin | denigro | to blacken |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |