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Where does “dédaigner” come from?

dédaigner (French) comes 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.

dédaigner (French): to scorn, to despise, to disdain

Definitions

  1. to scorn, to despise, to disdain

Ancestry of “dédaigner”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dédaigner”

  • deignous
  • disdainous
  • disdainously
  • disdeignous
  • deignously
  • dédaignable
  • dédain
  • dédaigneux
  • disdeinous
  • desdaigneus
  • desdeignos
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