Where does “indign” come from?
indign (English) comes from Middle French indigne, from Latin indignus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
indign (English): Unworthy, undeserving; disgraceful; unbecoming
Definitions
- Unworthy, undeserving; disgraceful; unbecoming
Ancestry of “indign”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | indigne | — |
| 2 | Latin | indignus | unworthy, undeserving; unbecoming; shameful |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “indign”