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Where does “sdegno” come from?

sdegno (Italian) comes from Italian sdegnare, 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.

sdegno (Italian): indignation, resentment; enmity, animosity;...

Definitions

  1. indignation, resentment; enmity, animosity;...

Ancestry of “sdegno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansdegnareto scorn
2Italiandegnareto deign to
3Latindignāre—
4Latindīgnus—
5Proto-Italicdegnos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandḱ-nós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “sdegno”

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