Where does “indigently” come from?
indigently (English) comes from English indigent, from Latin indigens, from Latin indigere, from Latin indigeo, from Latin indu-, from Latin indu, from Old Latin endo, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥dó — in.
indigently (English): In an indigent manner
Definitions
- In an indigent manner
Ancestry of “indigently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | indigent | Poor; destitute; in need; Utterly lacking or in... |
| 2 | Latin | indigens | needing, wanting, requiring, desiring, lacking |
| 3 | Latin | indigere | present active infinitive of indigeō; to need |
| 4 | Latin | indigeo | I need, want, require, lack; I long for, desire |
| 5 | Latin | indu- | within, in; inside |
| 6 | Latin | indu | Archaic form of in; in, within |
| 7 | Old Latin | endo | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥dó | into, inside |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |