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Where does “dignificare” come from?

dignificare (Late Latin) comes from Latin dīgnus, from Proto-Italic degnos, from Proto-Indo-European dḱ-nós, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

Ancestry of “dignificare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindīgnus—
2Proto-Italicdegnos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandḱ-nós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →