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Where does “sdegnare” come from?

sdegnare (Italian) comes from Italian degnare, from Latin dignāre, from Latin dīgnus, from Proto-Italic degnos, from Proto-Indo-European dḱ-nós, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

sdegnare (Italian): to scorn

Definitions

  1. to scorn

Ancestry of “sdegnare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandegnareto deign to
2Latindignāre—
3Latindīgnus—
4Proto-Italicdegnos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandḱ-nós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “sdegnare”

  • sdegno
  • sdegnoso
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →