Where does “disdainable” come from?
disdainable (English) comes from English disdain, from Middle English disdeynen, from Old French desdeignier, from Old French deignier, from Latin dīgnō, from Latin dīgnus, from Proto-Italic degnos, from Proto-Indo-European dḱ-nós — take; perceive.
disdainable (English): Able to be disdained; subject to disdain
Definitions
- Able to be disdained; subject to disdain
Ancestry of “disdainable”, step by step
disdainable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disdain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disdain | A feeling of contempt or scorn; That which is... |
| 2 | Middle English | disdeynen | To disdain; to scorn something |
| 3 | Old French | desdeignier | to disdain |
| 4 | Old French | deignier | to deign; to condescend |
| 5 | Latin | dīgnō | to deem worthy, suitable, or fitting |
| 6 | Latin | dīgnus | appropriate, fitting, worthy, meet, deserving, fit, proper, suitable, becoming |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | degnos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dḱ-nós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |