Where does “disingenuous” come from?

Disingenuous comes from English dis- prefixed to ingenuous, which derives from Latin ingenuus meaning "noble" or "freeborn," itself formed from Latin in- combined with a root traced through Latin ex and Proto-Indo-European ne and dwóh₁.

disingenuous (English): Not honourable; unworthy of honour; Not...

Definitions

  1. Not honourable; unworthy of honour; Not...

Ancestry of “disingenuous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdis-reversal or removal; apart; Used as an...
2Middle Englishdis-dis-, de
3Old Frenchdes-de-; dis-
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “disingenuous”

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