Where does “indigitate” come from?
indigitate (English) comes from Latin indigitō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
indigitate (English): To proclaim, declare; To indicate, point to
Definitions
- To proclaim, declare; To indicate, point to
Ancestry of “indigitate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | indigitō | to call upon, invoke (a deity) |
| 2 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
Words derived from “indigitate”