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Where does “disdainously” come from?

disdainously (English) comes from English disdainous, from Middle English disdeynous, from Old French desdeignos, from French dédaigneux, from French dédaigner, from Old French desdeignier, from Old French deignier, from Latin dīgnō — take; perceive.

disdainously (English): disdainfully

Definitions

  1. disdainfully

Ancestry of “disdainously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdisdainousdisdainful
2Middle Englishdisdeynous—
3Old Frenchdesdeignos—
4Frenchdédaigneuxscornful, disdainful, contemptuous
5Frenchdédaignerto scorn, to despise, to disdain
6Old Frenchdesdeignierto disdain
7Old Frenchdeignierto deign; to condescend
8Latindīgnō—
9Latindīgnus—
10Proto-Italicdegnos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeandḱ-nós—
12Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
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