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Where does “ignorant” come from?

ignorant (French) comes from Latin ignōrāns, from Latin ignōrō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

ignorant (French): ignorant; present participle of ignorer

Definitions

  1. ignorant; present participle of ignorer

Ancestry of “ignorant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinignōrāns—
2Latinignōrō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “ignorant”

  • Ignorantine
  • ignorantin
  • ignoramment
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