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Where does “ignosco” come from?

ignosco (Latin) comes from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

ignosco (Latin): I forgive, pardon, excuse, overlook

Definitions

  1. I forgive, pardon, excuse, overlook

Ancestry of “ignosco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīn-—
2Latinîn—
3Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
4Proto-Italicenin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “ignosco”

  • ignote
  • ignotus
  • ignoscens
  • ignoturus
  • ignoscendus
  • ignoto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →