Where does “ignoble” come from?

Ignoble comes from Middle French ignoble, from Latin ignobilis, composed of the Latin prefix in- (not) and gnosco (to know), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- (to know).

ignoble (English): Not noble; plebeian; common; Not honorable; base;...

Definitions

  1. Not noble; plebeian; common; Not honorable; base;...

Ancestry of “ignoble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchignoble—
2Latinignōbilisunknown, obscure

Words derived from “ignoble”

Every word from Latin ignōbilis →Every word from Middle French ignoble →