Where does “ignominy” come from?

Ignominy comes from French ignominie, from Latin ignominia, composed of Latin in- (not) and nomen (name), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁én meaning to breathe or be alive, expressing the sense of being without name or honor.

ignominy (English): Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation

Definitions

  1. Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation

Ancestry of “ignominy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchignominieignominy
2Latinignōminiadishonour, disgrace, degradation, ignominy, shame
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →