Where does “denigratory” come from?
denigratory (English) comes from English denigrate, from Latin dēnigrātus, from Latin denigro, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
denigratory (English): Tending to denigrate
Definitions
- Tending to denigrate
Ancestry of “denigratory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | denigrate | To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce,... |
| 2 | Latin | dēnigrātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | denigro | to blacken |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |