Where does “ignotus” come from?
ignotus (Latin) comes from Latin ignosco, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
ignotus (Latin): forgiven; unknown, foreign, alien; strange, odd,...
Definitions
- forgiven; unknown, foreign, alien; strange, odd,...
Ancestry of “ignotus”, step by step
ignotus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ignosco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | ignosco | I forgive, pardon, excuse, overlook |
| 2 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 3 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 4 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Latin nōtus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | nōtus | — |
| 2 | Latin | nōscō | to become acquainted with something, learn about it, to be aware of |
| 3 | Latin | gnōscō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gnōskō | know, get to know |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
Words derived from “ignotus”