Where does “ignore” come from?
Ignore comes from French ignorer, from Latin ignorare meaning "not to know," composed of the Latin prefix in- (from Latin in meaning "not") and a root from Proto-Indo-European ne meaning "not."
ignore (English): To deliberately not listen or pay attention to;...
Definitions
- To deliberately not listen or pay attention to;...
Ancestry of “ignore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | ignorer | to ignore; to be unaware of, to be ignorant of |
| 2 | Latin | ignōrō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
Words derived from “ignore”