Where does “unignorant” come from?
unignorant (English) comes from English ignorant, from Old French ignorant, from Latin ignōrāns, from Latin ignōrō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
unignorant (English): Not ignorant
Definitions
- Not ignorant
Ancestry of “unignorant”, step by step
unignorant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ignorant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ignorant | Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by... |
| 2 | Old French | ignorant | — |
| 3 | Latin | ignōrāns | unknowing, being ignorant of |
| 4 | Latin | ignōrō | to not know; to be unacquainted with; to be ignorant of |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |