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Where does “dédaignable” come from?

dédaignable (French) comes from French dédaigner, from Old French desdeignier, from Old French deignier, from Latin dīgnō, from Latin dīgnus, from Proto-Italic degnos, from Proto-Indo-European dḱ-nós, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

dédaignable (French): not to be sneezed at

Definitions

  1. not to be sneezed at

Ancestry of “dédaignable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdédaignerto scorn, to despise, to disdain
2Old Frenchdesdeignierto disdain
3Old Frenchdeignierto deign; to condescend
4Latindīgnō—
5Latindīgnus—
6Proto-Italicdegnos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandḱ-nós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
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