Where does “digna” come from?

digna (Ido) comes from French digne, from Old French digne, from Latin dīgnus, from Proto-Italic degnos, from Proto-Indo-European dḱ-nós, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

digna (Ido): worthy; meriting, deserving; having merit, worth, virtue

Definitions

  1. worthy; meriting, deserving; having merit, worth, virtue

Ancestry of “digna”, step by step

digna traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French digne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdigneworthy; having dignity; dignified
2Old Frenchdigne
3Latindīgnusappropriate, fitting, worthy, meet, deserving, fit, proper, suitable, becoming
4Proto-Italicdegnos
5Proto-Indo-Europeandḱ-nós
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

via Italian degno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandegnoworthy, deserving; eligible, suitable; admirable,...

via Spanish digno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdignoworthy; honourable; dignified, respectful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dḱ-nósEvery word from Proto-Italic degnos