Where does “ignobility” come from?
ignobility (English) comes from Latin ignobilitas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
ignobility (English): The state or condition of being ignoble
Definitions
- The state or condition of being ignoble
Ancestry of “ignobility”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ignobilitas | obscurity; low birth |
| 2 | Latin | -tās | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |