Where does “ignoramus” come from?

Ignoramus comes from Latin ignōrāmus, from ignōrō meaning "not to know," composed of in- "not" and a root from Proto-Indo-European ne "not."

ignoramus (English): A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable,...

Definitions

  1. A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable,...

Ancestry of “ignoramus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīgnōrāmus

Words derived from “ignoramus

Every word from Latin īgnōrāmus