Where does “indignant” come from?
indignant (French) comes from French indigner, from Latin indignari, from Latin indignor, from Latin indignus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
indignant (French): present participle of indigner
Definitions
- present participle of indigner
Ancestry of “indignant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | indigner | to fill with indignation, exasperate; to express... |
| 2 | Latin | indignari | present active infinitive of indignor; to... |
| 3 | Latin | indignor | I scorn or resent; I am indignant |
| 4 | Latin | indignus | unworthy, undeserving; unbecoming; shameful |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |