Where does “indigest” come from?
indigest (English) comes from French indigeste, from Latin indigestus, from Latin dīgestus, from Latin dīgerō, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.
indigest (English): crude; unformed; unorganized; undigested;...
Definitions
- crude; unformed; unorganized; undigested;...
Ancestry of “indigest”, step by step
indigest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French indigeste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | indigeste | indigestible; heavy on the stomach, stodgy |
| 2 | Latin | indigestus | unarranged |
| 3 | Latin | dīgestus | separated, divided, distributed |
| 4 | Latin | dīgerō | to distribute, disseminate |
| 5 | Latin | dī- | Two, double; di |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δί- | Twice, double |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Italian indigesto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | indigesto | indigestible, heavy; unbearable; boring |