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Where does “indignancy” come from?

indignancy (English) comes from English indignant, from Latin indignans, from Latin indignor, from Latin indignus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

indignancy (English): indignation

Definitions

  1. indignation

Ancestry of “indignancy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishindignantShowing anger or indignation, especially at...
2Latinindignansscorning, resenting
3LatinindignorI scorn or resent; I am indignant
4Latinindignusunworthy, undeserving; unbecoming; shameful
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →