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Where does “dédaigneusement” come from?

dédaigneusement (French) comes from French dédaigneux, 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 — take; perceive.

dédaigneusement (French): scornfully, disdainfully, contemptuously

Definitions

  1. scornfully, disdainfully, contemptuously

Ancestry of “dédaigneusement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdédaigneuxscornful, disdainful, contemptuous
2Frenchdédaignerto scorn, to despise, to disdain
3Old Frenchdesdeignierto disdain
4Old Frenchdeignierto deign; to condescend
5Latindīgnō—
6Latindīgnus—
7Proto-Italicdegnos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandḱ-nós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
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