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Where does “dédaigneux” come from?

dédaigneux (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.

dédaigneux (French): scornful, disdainful, contemptuous

Definitions

  1. scornful, disdainful, contemptuous

Ancestry of “dédaigneux”, 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

Words derived from “dédaigneux”

  • deignous
  • disdainous
  • disdainously
  • disdeignous
  • deignously
  • disdeinous
  • desdeignos
  • desdaigneus
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